It is time to review how unlicensed medicines are used.

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Published in Eur J Clin Pharmacol on July 09, 2015

Authors

Adam Sutherland1, Stephen Waldek

Author Affiliations

1: Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK, adam.sutherland@cmft.nhs.uk.

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