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PubMed2003

Use of unlicensed and off-label medications in paediatric gastroenterology with a review of the commonly used formularies in the UK.

BACKGROUND: Use of unlicensed and off-label medications is common in hospital based paediatric practice. Whilst inpatient prescription can be closely monitored within the hospital setting, it is subspecialties like paediatric gastroenterology, caring for chronically ill children on an outpatient basis that require administration of regular medications in the community. Local practitioners rely on available paediatric formularies or information provided by the tertiary unit for monitoring and dispensing further prescriptions. AIM: To assess the proportion of unlicensed and off-label medications prescribed in a paediatric gastroenterology unit to children discharged to the community and assess adequacy of information about these medications in commonly used British formularies. METHODS: All prescriptions prescribed over a six-month period (Jan-Jul 2002) either in the paediatric gastroenterology outpatient department or for children discharged home after an inpatient stay, were retrieved from the pharmacy database. The main outcome measures were to assess the proportion of medications prescribed for unlicensed or off-label use. RESULTS: 308 patients received 777 prescriptions of which 384 (49%) were for unlicensed or off-label use. Of these 291 (76%) were off-label; 208 in relation to indication and 83 to child's age. 93 of the prescribed medications were unlicensed; 37 were due to manipulation of formulation. Of the commonly used formularies in the UK, only 'Medication for Children(R)' contained dosage information on more than half (9/13) of the most often prescribed off-label/unlicensed medications in paediatric gastroenterology. CONCLUSIONS: Use of unlicensed and off-label medications remains a problem in paediatric practice. Until licensing laws change and more drugs are licensed in children, paediatric gastroenterologists remain responsible for provision of information to families, local practitioners, nurses and pharmacists. Of the commonly used formularies, 'Medicines for Children' is the most detailed and comprehensive, and should be available to all general practitioners and pharmacists in the UK. Clear communication between specialist units and local practitioners is imperative to ensure safe and effective prescribing to children.

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PubMed2000

Dutch hospital drug formularies: pharmacotherapeutic variation and conservatism, but concurrence with national pharmacotherapeutic guidelines.

AIMS: This research examines current hospital drug formularies (HDFs) of all Dutch general hospitals. It assesses the extent to which they recommend the same drugs, the breadth of their coverage in terms of therapeutic areas, drug groups incorporated and individuals drugs included, and their extent of conservatism by considering the year of introduction of the drugs included within groups. Furthermore, it considers the extent to which their recommendations concur and comply with those of national pharmacotherapeutic guidelines and the WHO Essential Drugs List (EDL). METHODS: Seventy-eight (81%) out of all 96 current Dutch HDFs were received of which 62 were suitable for study. Differences between HDFs and eventual associations with hospital characteristics were researched by statistical testing and case-control studies. To evaluate HDFs' concurrence with national guidelines and compliance with the WHO EDL, nine drug groups were studied in detail: benzodiazepines, calcium channel blockers, beta-adrenoceptor blocking agents, ACE-inhibitors, angiotensin-II inhibitors, NSAIDs, H2-receptor antagonists, 5HT3-antagonists, and H+-pump inhibitors. Concurrence and compliance with national guidelines and the WHO EDL was defined as inclusion of recommended drugs. Non-concurrence was defined as inclusion of nonrecommended drugs. RESULTS: The total number of indications addressed and drug groups incorporated within HDFs varied from 28 to 72 (median 56) and from 30 to 123 (median 97), respectively. The total number of individual drug entities (pharmacological substances) included ranged from 239 to 658 (median 430) and the total number of drug products, including all different dosage forms, from 412 to 1121 (median 655). Within drug groups, drug entities first marketed were most frequently included. Teaching hospitals were most likely to include recently marketed drugs. Depending on the drug group, HDFs' concurrence and compliance with national guidelines and the WHO EDL ranged from 35% to 100%. CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate that Dutch HDFs are rather uniform in the indications addressed and the drug groups incorporated. However, the number of individual drug entities and drug products included within groups varies considerably. Furthermore, Dutch HDFs are considered rather conservative, as older drugs are favoured over more recent drugs. Generally, with some drug exceptions, Dutch HDFs concur and comply with recommendations in national pharmacotherapeutic guidelines and with the WHO EDL over 90%.

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PubMed1995

Antibiotic therapy intervention at a community hospital. Opportunities for cost and quality improvements.

In a one-year study, thirty-two physicians' antibiotic costs decreased significantly and were lower than those in a comparison group. The quality of patient care was not adversely affected, and the hospital's overall rate of nosocomial infection decreased. The success of the program led to its being adopted throughout the hospital. The dynamics of pharmacies' implementing cost-reduction strategies with voluntary medical staffs are discussed throughout the article.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗