Off-label antibiotic use in a specialized children care hospital in Punjab, Pakistan: Findings and implications | Zendy

Muhammad Hafeez | Zendy; Zikria Saleem | Zendy; Nasir Abbas Bukhari | Zendy; Khalid Hussain | Zendy; Rahat Shamim | Zendy; Amjad Hussain | Zendy; Nadeem Irfan Bukhari | Zendy

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Off-label antibiotic use in a specialized children care hospital in Punjab, Pakistan: Findings and implications

Author(s) -

Muhammad Hafeez,

Zikria Saleem,

Nasir Abbas Bukhari,

Khalid Hussain,

Rahat Shamim,

Amjad Hussain,

Nadeem Irfan Bukhari

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.12058

Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , respiratory tract infections , pediatrics , off label use , emergency medicine , respiratory system , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Most of the antibiotics currently used in pediatrics are either unlicensed or being prescribed outside the specifications of product label (off-label prescribing). The aim of this study was to assess the extent of off-label antibiotic use in pediatrics.

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