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Can a doctor administer drugs that have not been tested on children?
My daughter is 16 years old, in the hospital she was given velaxin, after which she felt well and slept, but in the introduction of pregabalin, a drug that children and adolescents can not take. Can a doctor be given drugs that have not been tested on children?
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Olga Sierpniowska Pharmacist, Editor
17 months ago
The doctor should conduct therapy to the best of his knowledge, experience, current medical knowledge and in relation to the patient's state of health. For pregabalin drugs, they are recommended from the age of 18, as there are too few studies on efficacy and safety in this age group. This does not mean that the drug is banned in this population - in the absence of other therapeutic options, the doctor may decide to include such a drug as part of the so-called off-label therapy: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/leczenie-off-label-poza-wskazaniami It should be taken into account that in psychiatry few drugs have official approvals for use in children and adolescents, which means that doctors, in order to introduce any treatment at all, decide to administer drugs as part of therapy outside registered indications. It is best to talk directly to the doctor who deals with her case about the anticipated benefits of treating your daughter and the possible risks.