Title |
Off-label prescription of drugs at hospital
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Published in |
Farmacia Hospitalaria, March 2016
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DOI | 10.7399/fh.2016.40.2.9268 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Vicente Arocas Casañ, Jaime Mateo Carmona, Olga García Molina, Ma Ángeles Fernández de Palencia Espinosa, Ma José Blázquez Álvarez, Ma Amelia de la Rubia Nieto, Jesús del Río García |
Abstract |
To develop a procedure for management of off-label medications, and to analyze the treatments, indications, and hospital units which will request them more frequently, as well as which variables will have an impact on the authorization decision, and its economic impact. A procedure was designed where clinicians would complete request forms and the Hospital Unit would prepare reports assessing their efficacy, safety, convenience, and cost. The request forms for the past five years were analyzed. A total of 834 applications were received, and 88.1% of these were accepted. The authorization rates were higher for Paediatric Units (95.7% vs. 86.6%; p. |
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Student > Bachelor | 5 | 14% |
Researcher | 3 | 8% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 6% |
Other | 6 | 17% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 3% |
Unspecified | 1 | 3% |
Other | 2 | 6% |
Unknown | 12 | 33% |