Unapproved prescription practices in primary pediatric clinics in Israel: A prospective analysis

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 830-837

  Lifshitz, Matityahu ^a   Gavrilov, Vladimir ^a   Grossman, Zahi ^b   Binsthok, Maurizio ^b,c   Hornik, Dov ^b,d   Rosemblum, Hector ^b,e   Chemni, Shlomo ^b,f   Alkrinawi, Soliman ^b,e   Miron, Dan ^b,g   Gorodischer, Rafael ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Netivot Clinic   (Israel)

^d Kiryat Bialik Clinic   (Israel)

^e Rahat Clinic   (Israel)

^f Tel Sheva Clinic   (Israel)

^g CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Drugs; Off label medications; Primary pediatrics; Unlicensed medications

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CEFALEXIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G; PHENAZONE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PROMETHAZINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; SALBUTAMOL; TERBUTALINE; TETRACAINE; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LICENSING; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036935404     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-393X(02)80087-X     Document Type: Article

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