Background: Permanent hearing loss is a common neonatal health problem which leads to
deleterious effects on language, speech development and academic outcome. Its …

Objective Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants are exposed to medications with insufficient
evidence describing pharmacokinetics and safety. Objective was to quantify and identify risk …

The objective of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of an extended interval
aminoglycoside dosing guideline implemented in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). A …

Background The incidence of nephrotoxicity among vancomycin-treated neonates has been
reported to range from 2% to 20%. These widely varying estimates have led to confusion …

Introduction Hearing loss can have a negative impact on communication, with significant
vocational, educational, and social consequences. Drugs are one of the causes of hearing …

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the drug utilization pattern in an NICU of a
tertiary care hospital and to know the frequency of off-label drug use of various types …

Newborns are particularly susceptible to off-label and unlicensed (OLUL) drug treatments,
especially in the intensive care setting, inferring from dosing regimens and indications …

Objective To identify patient factors and medications associated with the occurrence of drug-
related problems (DRPs) in neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) …

OBJECTIVES. The objectives were (1) to identify the drugs reported most commonly during
NICU care,(2) to examine how different methods of documenting drug use could influence …

Infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), who represent the 4-8% of all
births, present problems such as prematurity, low Apgar scores, infections …