The importance of obtaining evidence for a more rational use of medicines for children,
infants and neonates is widely recognised among professionals and lay people (parents …

To define and evaluate the attention devoted to drug use in children rather than just review
existing reviews, the present attempt is to seek out the primary sources of information in the …

Aims To determine the extent of drug use in children and the types of drugs that children
use. Methods Cross‐sectional study and cohort study, using computerized pharmacy …

Paediatric clinical pharmacology is the scientific study of medicines in children and is a
relatively new subspecialty in paediatrics in the UK. Training encompasses both the study of …

New regulations have come into force in Europe and the US establishing the pediatric
development as an integral part of the early development of medicinal products. Parallel to …

It is no overstatement to say that pharmacotherapy in children and adolescents is one of the
greatest challenges in medicine. This is due to the special developmental physiological …

Advocacy subjects (13, 20, 21). This shifting paradigm recognizes collective responsibility
for activities that will help to build a comprehensive database concerning the safety and …

In stark contrast to adults, the use of drugs in infants, children and adolescents embodies a
unique element which must be considered to ensure drug safety and efficacy; namely, the …

The article by Tomlin et al.[1] in this issue highlights an area that should be of critical
concern for caregivers committed to optimizing pediatric drug therapy. Significant quality …

All parents would like the drugs administered to their child to have been fully evaluated
using studies based in children (but not their child). However, infants and older children …