Pattern and extent of off-label and unlicensed drug use in neonatal intensive care units in Iran

• Main Authors: Leila Kouti (Author), Maryam Aletayeb (Author), Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Aletayeb (Author), Amir Kamal Hardani (Author), Kaveh Eslami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many newborns may need to be hospitalized and receive drugs during the first days of their lives. These drugs are fundamentally prescribed as off-label and unlicensed. This study aimed to investigate the amount of these kinds of drugs administered in the Neonatal Intensive Care U...