Off-label drug use in children

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1133-1136

  Jain, Surabhi S ^a   Bavdekar, S B ^a,b   Gogtay, Nithya J ^a   Sadawarte, Pranjali A ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b 9 A2 Worli Seaside CHS Pujari Nagar ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Drug use; Hospital based Survey; Licensing; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMIKACIN; ATTAPULGITE; CEFOTAXIME; DIAZEPAM; ETHAMBUTOL; FUROSEMIDE; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; TERBUTALINE; DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG LABELING; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; FORMULARIES, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, UNDER 100; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 59649117941     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0188-1     Document Type: Article

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