A hemorrhage of off-label use.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Mapping the therapeutic versatility of WHO essential medicines: a systematic analysis of off-label indications.Therapeutic advances in drug safety · 2025
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2. Off-label use of inhaled bronchodilators in hospitalised patients in Spain: a multicentre observational study.European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice · 2021
   Observational
3. Patterns of use of hemostatic agents in patients undergoing major surgery.The Journal of surgical research · 2014
   Article
4. Off-label use of atypical antipsychotics: cause for concern?CNS drugs · 2012
   Article
5. Clinical review: Canadian National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products--Massive transfusion consensus conference 2011: report of the panel.Critical care (London, England) · 2011
   Review

Corrections and comments

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  Systematic review: benefits and harms of in-hospital use of recombinant factor VIIa for off-label indications.2011

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Funding

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Abstract

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