Drug utilisation pattern and off-label use of medicines in Estonian neonatal units

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1263-1271

  Lass, Jana ^a,b   Käär, Ruth ^c   Jõgi, Kaarin ^a   Varendi, Heili ^d   Metsvaht, Tuuli ^d   Lutsar, Irja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TARTU UNIVERSITY CLINICS   (Estonia)

^c TALLINN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^d TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Drug information; Neonatal pharmacotherapy; Off label drug use

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; FENTANYL; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD SAFETY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG UTILIZATION; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREMATURITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

DRUG LABELING; DRUG UTILIZATION; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; OFF-LABEL USE;

EID: 82455167922     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-011-1072-x     Document Type: Article

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