The use of prescription drugs for "off-label" uses presents particular problems in the area of medication errors. Off-label prescribing has become a common practice, as physicians frequently feel that they are allowing patients to benefit from drugs that were not initially approved for certain uses, Despite such intentions however, 70 percent of all drugs still do not come with pediatric safety guidelines. While commonly prescribed medications for children, such as antibiotics, asthma drugs and analgesics have been well studied in adults, the majority of drugs prescribed to children are off-label, creating a guessing game when it comes to determining proper dosing. With children, doctors tend to scale back dosing and frequency but neglect the significance of their differing metabolic rates. Because of this fact, children can be prescribed too little or too much of a medication with devastating results. The room for prescription error therefore, is significant.

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