THE ETHICS OF PRESCRIBING OFF-LABEL DRUGS IN CHILDREN. THE DILEMMA OF SILDENAFIL

The off-label prescription means that medicines are administered by an unlicensed route, in an unlicensed formulation or dosage or to a child below the stated age range. The use of drugs in an off-label or unlicensed manner to treat children is widespread. Because many prescribed treatments for ch...

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Main Authors: Laszlo-Zoltan Sztankovszky, Magdalena Iorga, Cristian Gheonea, Georgiana Russu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2015-06-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_PEDIATRICS/Revista_Romana_de_PEDIATRIE-2015-Nr.2/EN/RJP_2015_2_EN_Art-04.pdf