WCU Off Label Drug Use in Children Essay

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.

Below is the media link: 

https://cdn-media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_02/index.html 

Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2019i). Therapy for pediatric clients with mood disorders[Interactive media file]. Baltimore, MD: Author

Write a 2-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. Be specific.