Treatment of sleep disorders can be difficult in these children
Clonidine has multiple off-label uses, such as managing withdrawal symptoms from opioids, benzodiazepines, and alcohol and treating anxiety, insomnia, and post-traumatic stress disorder
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Dilatation is one of the most Clonidine For Withdrawal
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This term can mean that the drug is: Used for a disease or medical condition that it is not approved to treat, such as when 1
Off-label use of a drug is a common practice representing approximately 50–75% of pediatric medication use
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However, various pharmacological treatments, such as other antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, alpha-2 agonists, mood stabilizers, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and beta blockers, have been studied and are used off-label in
This study explores UK clinician experience of clonidine ‘off label’ in treating paediatric sleep problems in the context of a paucity of evidence for its use
Clonidine extended-release was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for ADHD in children
4 mg/day, was associated with a dramatic decrease in surface tissue damage, number of injuries, intensity of skin Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) Children in the autism spectrum exhibit a range of aberrant behaviors that are often distressing necessitating the use of psychotropic medication
Other off-label uses include cancer pain, hot sweats, certain psychiatric disorders, nicotine dependence, opioid withdrawal, migraine headaches, and restless leg syndrome
Atypical antipsychotics are associated with metabolic side effects
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often exhibit sleep and behavioral disorders
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