Massive presence of off‐label medicines in Danish neonatal departments: A nationwide survey using national hospital purchase data

• Main Authors: Christina Gade (Author), Stine Trolle (Author), Mette‐Louise Mørk (Author), Anna Lewis (Author), Peter Fruergaard Andersen (Author), Thorkild Jacobsen (Author), Jon Andersen (Author), Ulrik Lausten‐Thomsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract There is currently insufficient knowledge of gestational age dependent medicine disposition in neonates. Accordingly, the use of off‐label medication, i.e., use of medicines outside its approved marketing authorization, is high in the neonatal departments. By using data from the Danish Nati...