The Pattern of Off-Label and Unlicensed Drug Use in Adult and Pediatric Patients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Multicenter Retrospective Study

    February 2019 in “ International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ”
    Nagham Sheblaq, Zainab Albahooth, Fatmah Alfawzan, Khalid Ahmed Al-Anazi, Sawsan Alshouli, Amal Alghalbi, Sameera Alshnaiber, Moyasar Alkurdi, Hajer Almudaiheem, Sattam Almutairi, Mohammed Alkuzaee, Amal Sulaiman Alanazi, Abdulaziz Alshareef, Nawaf Marzog Alotibi, Samia Zaben Almurshadi, Mohammed Alotaibi, Fatimah Aljohani, Lama Almutairi, Marwan ElBagoury, Ahmed M. Elagouz, Omar Hussein, Amal Hassan Al-Najjar
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    Studysummary This study found that off-label drug use was prevalent in Saudi Arabia, particularly among adults and geriatrics for depression and diabetes mellitus, with antidepressants and antidiabetics most commonly prescribed.
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