Drug utilisation and off-label use of medications in anaesthesia in surgical wards of a teaching hospital

Background and Aims: When a drug is used in a way that is different from that described in regulatory body approved drug label, it is said to be ′off label use′. Perioperative phase is sensitive from the point of view of patient safety and off-label drug use in this setup can prove to be hazardous t...

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Main Authors: Amol E Patil, Yashashri C Shetty, Snehalata V Gajbhiye, Sweta V Salgaonkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2015;volume=59;issue=11;spage=721;epage=727;aulast=Patil