Off-label paediatric drug use in an Indonesian community setting.

Rizky AbdulahM A KhairinisaA A PratiwiM I BarlianaI S PradiptaE HalimahA DiantiniK Lestari

Published in: Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics (2015)

This is the first study that shows a significant number of off-label drugs prescribed for children in Indonesia; therefore, efforts should be made to scrutinize under-evaluated off-label prescribing practices that may compromise patient safety.

Keyphrases

patient safety
quality improvement
primary care
healthcare
young adults
mental health
intensive care unit
adverse drug