Off-Label Drug Use in Pediatrics

  To Prepare Review the interactive media piece in this week’s Resources and  reflect on the types of drugs used to treat pediatric patients with mood  disorders. Reflect on situations in which children should be prescribed drugs for off-label use. Think about strategies to make the off-label use and dosage of drugs  safer for children from infancy to adolescence. Consider specific  off-label drugs that you think require extra care and attention when  used in pediatrics. By Day 5 of Week 11

Write a 1-page narrative in APA format that addresses the following: Explain the circumstances under which children should be prescribed drugs for off-label use. Be specific and provide examples. Describe strategies to make the off-label use and dosage of drugs  safer for children from infancy to adolescence. Include descriptions and  names of off-label drugs that require extra care and attention when  used in pediatrics.