Off‐label, but on‐evidence? A review of the level of evidence for pediatric pharmacotherapy

TM van der Zanden, NJL Smeets… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many drugs are still prescribed off‐label to the pediatric population. Although off‐label drug
use not supported by high level of evidence is potentially harmful, a comprehensive …

Off-Label Prescribing in Pediatric Population—Literature Review for 2012–2022

V Petkova, D Georgieva, M Dimitrov, I Nikolova - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Off-label prescribing is widespread among pediatricians, and it is unlikely that this trend will
soon be bound by a uniform legal framework. This is necessitated by the fact that there are …

Fundamental investigations into metoprolol tartrate deposition on orodispersible films by inkjet printing for individualised drug dosing

O Kiefer, B Fischer, J Breitkreutz - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Individualised medicine is continuously gaining attention in pharmaceutical research. New
concepts and manufacturing technologies are required to realise this therapeutic approach …

Adverse drug reactions in children with congenital heart disease: a scoping review

E Toni, H Ayatollahi, R Abbaszadeh… - Pediatric Drugs, 2024 - Springer
Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the leading causes of death. Safe
and timely medical interventions, especially in children, can prolong their survival. The drugs …

Development of the Swiss Database for dosing medicinal products in pediatrics

R Tilen, D Panis, S Aeschbacher, T Sabine… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
In daily paediatrics, drugs are commonly used off-label, as they are not approved for
children. Approval is lacking because the required clinical studies were limited to adults in …

The real-world safety of oseltamivir and baloxavir marboxil in children: a disproportionality analysis of the FDA adverse event reporting system

W Wei, L Huang, Y Bai, E Chang, J Liu - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Oseltamivir and baloxavir marboxil are the two primary oral drugs approved by
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating influenza. Limited real-world evidence …

Guiding future paediatric drug studies based on existing pharmacokinetic and efficacy data: Cardiovascular drugs as a proof of concept

NJL Smeets, LPM Raaijmakers… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Off‐label drug use in the paediatric population is common, and the lack of high‐
quality efficacy studies poses patients at risk for failing pharmacotherapy. Next to efficacy …

Congenital heart disease: The State-of-the-Art on its pharmacological therapeutics

CD Varela-Chinchilla, DE Sánchez-Mejía… - Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Congenital heart disease is one of the most common causes of death derived from
malformations. Historically, its treatment has depended on timely diagnosis and early …

[HTML][HTML] Beta-Blockers and Their Current Role in Maternal and Neonatal Health: A Narrative Review of the Literature

A Martinez, M Lakkimsetti, S Maharjan, MA Aslam… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Beta-blockers are a class of medications that act on beta-adrenergic receptors and are
categorized as cardio-selective and non-selective. They are principally used to treat …

Beta‐blocker‐associated hypoglycaemia: New insights from a real‐world pharmacovigilance study

C Carnovale, M Gringeri, V Battini… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To investigate the statistical association between hypoglycaemia and β‐blocker use
and to define what patient and drug characteristics could potentially increase the risk for its …