Open AccessOff-label prescribing for allergic diseases in pre-school children
Author(s) -
Rute Almeida,
António Jorge Cabral
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
allergologia et immunopathologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.483
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1578-1267
pISSN - 0301-0546
DOI - 10.1016/j.aller.2013.02.011
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , asthma , pediatrics , off label use , observational study , allergy , atopic dermatitis , dermatology , pharmacology , immunology
Several studies have demonstrated that medication is commonly used off-label in children with allergic diseases. The aim of this study was to characterise off-label use of prescriptions for allergic diseases in pre-school children from an allergology outpatient unit.
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