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Off-label medications in pediatrics

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Review Article

Author Details : Jeeson C Unni*, Ranjit Baby Joseph

Volume : 9, Issue : 1, Year : 2022

Article Page : 18-23

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpp.2022.004

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Abstract

Usage of off label medications in infants, children and adolescents, is an important public health issue that needs to be addressed. An overwhelming number of drugs are prescribed in every pediatric specialty without proper labeling that is essential to ensure child safety. The problem is larger and more complex in the cases of medications used in neonates, infants and children with chronic and/or rare disease. The article also emphasises that off-label use if often acceptable and is often necessitated because of a lack of gold standard drug trials in this age group.

Keywords: Drug formulary, Pediatrics

How to cite : Unni J C, Joseph R B, Off-label medications in pediatrics. Indian J Pharm Pharmacol 2022;9(1):18-23

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