Off-label use of prescription drugs in childhood and adolescence - An analysis of prescription patterns in Germany;Off-label-gebrauch von arzneimitteln im kindes- und jugendalter: Eine verordnungsanalyse für Deutschland

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 25-31

  Mühlbauer, Bernd ^a   Janhsen, Katrin ^b   Pichler, Josef ^c   Schoettler, Petra ^c  

^a KLINIKUM BREMEN MITTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c Sandoz Biopharmaceuticals   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child health; Drug information; Drug prescription; Drug safety; Off label treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; GERMANY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LICENSING; NEWBORN; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PRESCRIPTION;

CHILD; DRUG LABELING; GERMANY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 58849114252     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2009.0025     Document Type: Article

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