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Pediatric fluoroquinolone prescription in South Korea before and after a regulatory intervention: A nationwide study, 2007-2015.

Seung Yeon SongJoo Hee ShinSu Yeong HyeonDonguk KimWon Ku KangSoo-Han ChoiYae-Jean KimEun Young Kim
Published in: PloS one (2017)
The dramatic and sustained decline in prescription number and change in prescription pattern after the regulatory action suggests that the implementation under drug utilization review program was successful in controlling excessive and inappropriate use of fluoroquinolones in children, possibly guiding towards more judicious and selective prescription behavior.
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