Use of off-label drugs in neonatal intensive care

• Main Authors: Andrea Sucasas Alonso (Author), Alejandro Avila-Alvarez (Author), Marina Combarro Eiriz (Author), Cristina Martínez Roca (Author), Pedro Yáñez Gómez (Author), Alejandra Codias López (Author), Jose Luis Fernández Trisac (Author), Sonia Pértega Díaz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of non-approved prescriptions (off-label and unlicensed) in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and to describe factors of the neonate associated with its use. Materials and methods: Observational prospective study in a level III NICU during a 6-month period....