Drug Utilisation and Off-Label Use on a German Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study and 10-Year Comparison

Drug Utilisation and Off-Label Use on a German Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study and 10-Year Comparison

Pharmacotherapy of neonates is complex and marked to a large extent of off-label use. The implementation of the Paediatric Regulation (2007) gave hope for a change in the safety and efficacy for drugs used in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). This study investigates drug utilisation patterns and...

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Main Authors: Carmen Geißler, Christopher Schulze, Sebastian Botzenhardt, Wolfgang Rascher, Antje Neubert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Pharmacy
Subjects:
off-label use
prescribing
NICU
European Paediatric Regulation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/8/3/173

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