Utilisation of drugs for the treatment of psychiatric diseases in the pediatric population: focus on off-label use

Psychotropics are increasingly used in pediatrics, often as off-label medicines. The guarantees of safety and efficacy are not always granted in clinical practice compared to adult authorised indications. A retrospective observational study was done to estimate the prevalence of psychotropic use in...

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Published inFrontiers in pharmacology Vol. 14; p. 1157135
Main Authors Pesiou, Stella, Barcelo, Rafel, Fradera, Marc, Torres, Ferran, Pontes, Caridad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 16.06.2023
Subjects
adolescents
children
drugs
pediatric
Pharmacology
psychiatry
psychotropics
prevalence
adolescents
children
drugs
psychiatry
psychotropics
off-label
pediatric
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ISSN1663-9812
1663-9812
DOI10.3389/fphar.2023.1157135

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