The NIH reports that 70% of medicines given to children have only been studied in adults; therefore, most drugs used to treat diseases in children are used off-label — without an adequate understanding of the appropriate dose, safety, or efficacy. Off-label prescribing has become the treatment of choice because of the lack of clinical trials in the pediatric population.
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