Off-label use of psychotropic drugs in a Swiss paediatric service: similar results from two different cohort studies

BACKGROUND: The high off-label use of drugs in paediatric patients raises questions on the efficacy and safety when prescribing psychotropic drugs. In our studies, we aimed to characterise the use of psychotropic drugs in the paediatric service of a tertiary hospital and quantify the proportion o...

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Main Authors: Alma Feka, Ermindo R. Di Paolo, Jean-Yves Pauchard, Alexandra Mariguesa, Mario Gehri, Farshid Sadeghipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2022-02-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Online Access:https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/3154