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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2015-06-01
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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 |