Drug utilization study in pediatric prescriptions of a university hospital in southern Brazil: Off-label, unlicensed and high-alert medications

Farmacia Hospitalaria

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 180-186

  Dos Santos, L ^a   Heineck, I ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Department of Medication Production and Control   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Drug prescriptions; Hospitalized children; Off label; Unlicensed drugs

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; BACLOFEN; COLECALCIFEROL; DIPYRONE; FENOTEROL; FUROSEMIDE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IBUPROFEN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; MULTIVITAMIN; OMEPRAZOLE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PREDNISOLONE; RETINOL; SALBUTAMOL; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TIZANIDINE; TOBRAMYCIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DANGEROUS GOODS; DATA BASE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HIGH ALERT DRUG USE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PRESCRIPTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNLICENSED DRUG USE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; MALE; OFF-LABEL USE; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84865445625     PISSN: 11306343     EISSN: 21718695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.farma.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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