Table 2 Most prevalent prescribed off label medicines with their off label categories
From: Drug utilization in neonatal setting of Pakistan: focus on unlicensed and off label drug prescribing
Drugs | Age | Indication | Dose | Dosage form | Age- Dose | Indication- Dose | Indication- Dosage form | Dosage form- Dose | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ampicillin | – | 156 | 906 | – | – | 109 | – | – | 1171 |
Cefotaxime | – | 152 | 854 | – | – | 105 | – | – | 1111 |
Phenobarbitone | – | 95 | 126 | 2 | – | 99 | 34 | 4 | 360 |
Ceftazidime | – | – | 222 | – | – | – | – | – | 222 |
Amikacin | – | – | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | 194 |
Phenytoin | – | 19 | 106 | 5 | – | 17 | – | – | 147 |
Captopril | 60 | – | 58 | – | 11 | – | – | – | 129 |
Paracetamol | 78 | – | 52 | – | 11 | – | – | – | 141 |
Gentamicin | – | 16 | 55 | – | – | 12 | – | – | 83 |
Aminophylline | – | 64 | 60 | – | – | 13 | – | – | 137 |