Prescription of off-label and unlicensed medication for newborns hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit.

Laura Goedel Dos Santos Júlia Goedel Dos Santos Betine Pinto Moehlecke Iser Kelser de Sousa Kock Karla Dal Bó

Published in: Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo (2023)

This study showed a large percentage of prescriptions made in the off-label (50.7%) and unlicensed (37.2%) form in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, corroborating the worrying world scenario. The most exposed neonates were precisely the most vulnerable ones and, among the most commonly prescribed medications, ampicillin and gentamicin stood out in off-label form and caffeine in unlicensed form.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
pregnant women
emergency department
cord blood
gestational age