Prescribing medicines outside the specifications described in the license constitutes off-label and off-license use. According to WHO 2015 report, monitoring the safety of medications in children is of vital importance. This is because of limited data generated through clinical trials in case of pediatrics.
Our previous article described such irrational and unsafe medications in pregnancy and this article aimed to present unsafe medications in pediatrics. WHO defines ideal children medicine as one that suits the age, physiological condition, and body weight of the child taking them and is available in a flexible solid oral dosage form that can be taken whole, dissolved in a variety of liquids, or sprinkled on foods, making it easier for children to take. Pediatric population by itself is a spectrum of different physiologies with significant variation in pharmacodynamics and…
