Open AccessGrowth hormone utilization review in a pediatric primary care setting
Author(s) -
Fatemeh Sayarifard,
Fereshteh Bakhshi Imcheh,
Shirinsadat Badri,
Toktam Faghihi,
Mostafa Qorbani,
Mohammad Hadi Radfar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/2279-042x.200989
Subject(s) - medicine , discontinuation , short stature , bone age , checklist , growth hormone , pediatrics , medical record , dosing , growth hormone deficiency , turner syndrome , idiopathic short stature , adverse effect , hormone , psychology , cognitive psychology
One of the main problems facing public health providers and administrators in many countries is ensuring the rational use of high-cost drugs. In this regard, on-going process of medication use evaluation can be considered as a useful tool. In this study, we evaluated certain usage aspects of a highly-cost medication, that is, recombinant growth hormone (GH).