Analgesic Drug Prescription Patterns on Five International Paediatric Wards.

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Abstract

Analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs are frequently prescribed in paediatrics. Prescribing and dosing patterns in hospitalised children are not well known. This study explores analgesic drug utilisation on five paediatric wards and discusses its findings in comparison with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Paediatr Drugs

Title: Paediatric drugs

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1179-2019

ISSN (Print): 1174-5878

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2016

Volume: 18

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Paediatric Clinical Study Centre, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Loschgestrasse 15, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

[2 ] Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, King's Health Partners, London, UK.

[3 ] Pharmacy Department, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners, London, UK.

[4 ] Research Department of Practice and Policy, UCL School of Pharmacy, London, UK.

[5 ] Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

[6 ] Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Paediatric Clinical Study Centre, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Loschgestrasse 15, 91054, Erlangen, Germany. antje.neubert@uk-erlangen.de.

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Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s40272-016-0198-9

DOI: 10.1007/s40272-016-0198-9

PubMed ID: 27696218

SO-VID: 7194ae65-f3fc-4f78-b05f-711a373df3bb

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