1 40 1 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Citation List Month Backlog URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00697.x" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00697.x</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unlicensed and off label analgesic use in paediatric pain management Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Paediatric Anaesthesia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 Subject The topic of the resource Child; Humans; Great Britain; Drug Utilization; Prospective Studies; Hospitals; Pediatric; Pain/drug therapy; Analgesics/therapeutic use; Drug Approval Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Conroy S; Peden V Description An account of the resource BACKGROUND: The management of pain in children has advanced enormously in recent years. Pharmacological treatment of pain is complicated however, by the widespread use of unlicensed and off label medicines in the paediatric population, leading to everyday practical problems. This study aimed to document the incidence and nature of unlicensed and off label analgesic agents in children. METHODS: Data regarding analgesic use were collected prospectively over a 4-week period from two wards. The data were analysed to determine whether the drug use was licensed, unlicensed or off label. RESULTS: Seven hundred and fifteen prescription episodes were analysed. Some 480 of these (67%) were licensed; 235 were licensed medicines used in an off label manner (33%). No medicines were unlicensed. Paracetamol was the most common analgesic used. CONCLUSION: Issues regarding the use of off label drugs in children at risk of pain are discussed. Suggestions are made regarding the way forward for the future. 2001 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00697.x" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00697.x</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article 2001 Analgesics/therapeutic use Backlog Child Conroy S Drug Approval Drug Utilization Great Britain Hospitals Humans Journal Article Paediatric Anaesthesia Pain/drug Therapy Peden V Pediatric Prospective Studies