Open AccessPatterns of Off-Label Prescribing in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Prioritizing Future Research
Author(s) -
Angela S. Czaja,
Pamela D. Reiter,
Megan L. Schultz,
Robert J. Valuck
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2331-348X
pISSN - 1551-6776
DOI - 10.5863/1551-6776-20.3.186
Subject(s) - intensive care unit , pediatric intensive care unit , unit (ring theory) , medicine , intensive care medicine , psychology , mathematics education
To characterize off-label prescribing among US pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), determine characteristics associated with off-label use, and identify medications in highest need for additional study.