PRACTICE OF OFF-LABEL PRESCRIBING IN CHILDREN: A PILOT SURVEY IN LITHUANIA

Volume 35, Number 1 (2025)

Rokas Bartuška, Indrė Trečiokienė, Sigita Burokienė Abstract Off-label prescribing is common in pediatrics due to li­mited availability of approved medications for children. This pilot study aimed to assess Lithuanian physicians’ practices, information sources, and communication met­hods regarding off-label prescribing for pediatric patients. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was con­ducted in March 2022 among Lithuanian family…

OFF-LABEL TREATMENT IN PEDIATRICS – ASSOCIATIONS, LATEST RECOMMENDATIONS

Volume 34, Number 4 (2024)

Urtė Oniūnaitė, Lina Jankauskaitė Abstract Off-label treatment is often seen in pediatrics, especially in pediatric intensive care and neonatal departments. It is linked to a broad range of factors, including restriction of pharmacological studies for ethical reasons, different pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of medicines due to age and physiological differences in children, and the difficulty…