Healthcare professional experiences and attitudes on unlicensed/off-label paediatric prescribing and paediatric clinical trials

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 449-461

  Mukattash, Tareq ^a,b   Hawwa, Ahmed F ^a   Trew, Karen ^a   McElnay, James C ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Children; Clinical trials; Off label medicines; Unlicensed medicines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LICENSURE, PHARMACY; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; OFF-LABEL USE; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955593514     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-010-0978-z     Document Type: Article

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