Physicians are increasingly prescribing medications off-label to children, with one-fifth of all pediatric physician visits resulting in off-label prescriptions, according to a study published in ...

Researchers looking at neonate drug label changes following recent legislation found only 46 percent of neonatal labeling changes indicated the safety and effectiveness of the drug, according to a ...

Following the frequent suspicions regarding the safety of cholesterol-lowering drugs in the pre-statin era,1 statins have been a recurrent object of various concerns and alarming news. For example, ...

Medical experts are particularly alarmed by off-label use in preschoolers. The most widely prescribed ADHD medication last year, Concerta OROS, is not approved for children under 5 due to insufficient ...