Off-label drug use in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1113-1118

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

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Drug labeling; Drug therapy; Drug utilization; Drugs prescription

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIKACIN; AMINOPHYLLINE; CALCITRIOL; CAPTOPRIL; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLOXACILLIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYDROCORTISONE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDAZOLAM; NIFEDIPINE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RANITIDINE; SUCRALFATE; TERBUTALINE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; OFF-LABEL USE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 76649108213     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-009-0238-3     Document Type: Article

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