Pharmacoepidemiologic And Cost Evaluation Of Off-Label Drug Prescribing Among Paediatric Patients At Hospital Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia

Off-label drug prescribing is common among paediatric patients. Prevalence and cost data on off-label drug prescribing among paediatric patients in Malaysia as well as the reasons behind the quantitative findings of previous studies remains unexplored. This research aimed to explore, evaluate and ch...

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Main Author:	Balan, Shamala
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/44181/1/SHAMALA%20BALAN.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.441812019-04-23T02:17:56Z Pharmacoepidemiologic And Cost Evaluation Of Off-Label Drug Prescribing Among Paediatric Patients At Hospital Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia 2018-07 Balan, Shamala RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Off-label drug prescribing is common among paediatric patients. Prevalence and cost data on off-label drug prescribing among paediatric patients in Malaysia as well as the reasons behind the quantitative findings of previous studies remains unexplored. This research aimed to explore, evaluate and characterise the practice of off-label prescribing among paediatric patients in Hospital Sungai Buloh. Four studies were conducted using mixed-methodology approach to address the research objectives. The qualitative method provided a baseline and ground information on the awareness, knowledge, attitudes and views on off–label drug prescribing among paediatric patients. 2018-07 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/44181/ http://eprints.usm.my/44181/1/SHAMALA%20BALAN.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Farmasi
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description	Off-label drug prescribing is common among paediatric patients. Prevalence and cost data on off-label drug prescribing among paediatric patients in Malaysia as well as the reasons behind the quantitative findings of previous studies remains unexplored. This research aimed to explore, evaluate and characterise the practice of off-label prescribing among paediatric patients in Hospital Sungai Buloh. Four studies were conducted using mixed-methodology approach to address the research objectives. The qualitative method provided a baseline and ground information on the awareness, knowledge, attitudes and views on off–label drug prescribing among paediatric patients.
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title	Pharmacoepidemiologic And Cost Evaluation Of Off-Label Drug Prescribing Among Paediatric Patients At Hospital Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
title_short	Pharmacoepidemiologic And Cost Evaluation Of Off-Label Drug Prescribing Among Paediatric Patients At Hospital Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
title_full	Pharmacoepidemiologic And Cost Evaluation Of Off-Label Drug Prescribing Among Paediatric Patients At Hospital Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Pharmacoepidemiologic And Cost Evaluation Of Off-Label Drug Prescribing Among Paediatric Patients At Hospital Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
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title_sort	pharmacoepidemiologic and cost evaluation of off-label drug prescribing among paediatric patients at hospital sungai buloh, selangor, malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Pharmacoepidemiologic And Cost Evaluation Of Off-Label Drug Prescribing Among Paediatric Patients At Hospital Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia

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