2003
DOI: 10.2223/jped.1069
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Prescription of drugs not appropriate for children in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Abstract: Objective: To assess the extent of use of drugs not appropriate for children in prescriptions issued in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), according to FDA standards. Methods:Observational cross-sectional study. The prescriptions issued to all patients admitted to the PICU at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil, over a six-week period were assessed. Patients' age, sex, weight, prior disease, reason for admission to the PICU and pediatric index of mortality (PIM) were recorded, as were al… Show more

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“…As expected, in the present study, unlicensed and offlabel drug use was more prevalent in neonatal wards when compared with paediatric medical or surgical wards. The general lack of availability of licensed medicines for newborns and infants is an important factor in this regard [20,21]. In a recent study by Neubert et al, only 38% of the medicines prescribed in a neonatal intensive care unit in Germany had information about their use in patients less than 1 month of age in their SPC (i.e.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As expected, in the present study, unlicensed and offlabel drug use was more prevalent in neonatal wards when compared with paediatric medical or surgical wards. The general lack of availability of licensed medicines for newborns and infants is an important factor in this regard [20,21]. In a recent study by Neubert et al, only 38% of the medicines prescribed in a neonatal intensive care unit in Germany had information about their use in patients less than 1 month of age in their SPC (i.e.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[1][2][3] While the common practice of using off-label drugs in pediatrics is widely recognized as medically necessary, the lack of pediatric research and knowledge in the area of pediatric evidencebased treatment is of real concern. 4,5 When drugs are studied rigorously in children, it is clear that dosage regimes based on age, weight, and body surface area do not reflect actual pharmacokinetics of the drugs across the various stages of pediatric development.…”
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“…. No presente estudo, a maior prevalência de prescrição de medicamentos off-label ocorreu em razão da ausência de dose pediátrica que não se encontrava no mercado, da mesma forma que em outros trabalhos 12,13,14 . Os fatos descritos anteriormente trazem implicações relacionadas a erros de dosagem devido à falta de licenciamento do uso de algumas preparações.…”
Section: Tabela 2 Uso Das Preparações Magistrais Extemporâneas Mais unclassified
“…Contudo, a obtenção de licenciamento para uso ou a padronização de uso off-label, para uma indicação terapêutica específica e para uma determinada faixa etária de pacientes, exige uma pesquisa demorada e exaustiva 15 , sendo um dos motivos da existência de poucos estudos que avaliam a prevalência de prescrição e uso de medicamentos em crianças 12 . Este fato contribui para escassez de dados que descrevam amplamente a utilização de medicamentos para tratamentos na população pediátrica.…”
Section: A Tabela 3 Relaciona O Uso De Preparações Magistrais Dos Difunclassified