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Pediatric drug information available at the time of new drug approvals: A cross‐sectional analysis

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Greater than 50% of drugs lack pediatric labeling information, resulting in widespread “off‐label” use in children. To increase pediatric prescribing information, the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) was passed in… Click to show full abstract

Greater than 50% of drugs lack pediatric labeling information, resulting in widespread “off‐label” use in children. To increase pediatric prescribing information, the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) was passed in 2003, requiring new drug applications to include pediatric assessments. We evaluated the study of new drugs in children since PREA was implemented.

Keywords: information; drug information; information available; new drug; drug; pediatric drug

Journal Title: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Year Published: 2018

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