Drug use in a neonatal ICU: A prospective study;Utilización de medicamentos en una UCI neonatal: Estudio prospectivo

Farmacia Hospitalaria

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-29

  López Martínez, Raquel ^a,b   Cabanas Poy M J ^a   Oliveras Arenas, M ^a   Clemente Bautista, S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drug use; Neonatal ICU; Newborn; Off label drugs; Unlicensed drugs

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CAFFEINE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CARNITINE; CEFOTAXIME; CORTICOSTEROID; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; GENTAMICIN; MULTIVITAMIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PREMATURITY; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 16444381969     PISSN: 11306343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-6343(05)73632-1     Document Type: Article

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