ArticleInternational journal of pediatrics2012
Promoting appropriate use of drugs in children.
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- Safety and Biopharmaceutical Challenges of Excipients in Off-Label Pediatric Formulations.International journal of general medicine · 2020Review
- Medication prescribing errors among hospitalized pediatric patients at Nekemte Referral Hospital, western Ethiopia: cross-sectional study.BMC research notes · 2019Article
- Two decades of off-label prescribing in children: a literature review.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2018Review
- Improving shared decision-making in adolescents through antibiotic education.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2017Article
- Antibiotic and shared decision-making preferences among adolescents in Malaysia.Patient preference and adherence · 2015Article
- Off-label prescribing for allergic diseases in children.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2014Article
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Abstract
Promotion of appropriate and safe drugs in children is the need of the hour globally. Pediatric population by itself is a spectrum of different physiologies with significant variation in pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. Unfortunately, 50-90% of drugs used in children today have never been actually studied in this population, and the results of drug studies done in adults are often extrapolated for use in children. Many medicines in pediatrics are off label or unlicensed. There is a spurt in drug resistance due to the overzealous prescription of antimicrobials not indicated, such as, using inadequate dosage or duration of drug regime leading to partially treated infections, using the wrong antimicrobial due to ignorance of causative organism, and finally using indigenous, irrational combinations. Availability of properly labeled and safe pediatric formulations, regular audit by pharmacists, judicious prescriptions, proper counseling about drug administration, surveillance of adverse effects, and pediatric drug trials can be the best possible interventions to offer appropriate medicines to children and thereby save millions of lives.
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