Authors : Jeeson C Unni, Ranjit Baby Joseph
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijpp.2022.004
Volume : 9
Issue : 1
Year : 2022
Page No : 18-23
Usage of off label medications in infants, children and adolescents, is an important public health issue that needs to be addressed. An overwhelming number of drugs are prescribed in every pediatric specialty without proper labeling that is essential to ensure child safety. The problem is larger and more complex in the cases of medications used in neonates, infants and children with chronic and/or rare disease. The article also emphasises that off-label use if often acceptable and is often necessitated because of a lack of gold standard drug trials in this age group.
Keywords: Drug formulary, Pediatrics