An Assessment of the Extent of Use of Off-License and Unlicensed Drugs on Children at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe

The East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Pub Date : 2007-10-24 DOI:10.4314/ECAJPS.V9I1.9729

T. Kaisi, C. Maponga, P. Gavaza, I. Pazvakavambwa

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This study was undertaken to assess the extent of use of unlicensed and off-license drugs on children at Parirenyatwa Teaching Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe. The study was conducted in the two pediatric wards at the hospital. Data on three hundred patients aged 5 years and below was collected prospectively. Ten percent of the pediatric patients at Parirenyatwa Hospital aged five years and below received at least one drug in an off-license way while 31 % received at least one drug in an unlicensed way. Fifty nine percent of the patients received licensed drugs in a licensed way. There is a significant amount of unlicensed and off-license use of drugs at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe. Regulatory authorities and the pharmaceutical industry should re-double their efforts in order to ensure that children receive only well-tolerated and effective medicines. Keywords : Children, off-label medicines, unlicensed drugs, licensing. The East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol. 8 (3) 2005: pp 3-7

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对津巴布韦哈拉雷Parirenyatwa医院儿童使用非许可和无许可药物程度的评估

进行这项研究是为了评估在津巴布韦哈拉雷Parirenyatwa教学医院对儿童使用未经许可和未经许可的药物的程度。这项研究是在医院的两个儿科病房进行的。前瞻性地收集了300名5岁及以下患者的数据。Parirenyatwa医院五岁及以下的儿科患者中有10%以非许可方式接受了至少一种药物，而31%以未经许可的方式接受了至少一种药物。59%的患者以许可的方式接受许可药物。在津巴布韦哈拉雷的Parirenyatwa医院，存在大量未经许可和未经许可使用药物的情况。管理当局和制药业应加倍努力，以确保儿童只获得耐受性良好和有效的药物。关键词:儿童，超说明书药品，无证药品，许可东非和中非医药科学杂志Vol. 8 (3) 2005: pp 3-7

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