TY - JOUR T1 - Developing a paediatric drug formulary for the Netherlands JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 357 LP - 361 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311674 VL - 102 IS - 4 AU - Tjitske M van der Zanden AU - Saskia N de Wildt AU - Yves Liem AU - Martin Offringa AU - Matthijs de Hoog Y1 - 2017/04/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/102/4/357.abstract N2 - As many drugs in paediatrics are used off-label, prescribers face a lack of evidence-based dosing guidelines. A Dutch framework was developed to provide dosing guidelines based on best available evidence from registration data, investigator-initiated research, professional guidelines, clinical experience and consensus. This has clarified the scientific grounds of drug use for children and encouraged uniformity in prescribing habits in the Netherlands. The developed framework and the current content of the Dutch Paediatric Formulary could be used as basis for similar initiatives worldwide, preferably in a concerted effort to ultimately provide children with effective and safe drug therapy. ER -