Trends in Outpatient Prescription Medicine Use in New Zealand Children 2010-2015: A National Population-Based Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate areas for further research focusing on inappropriate prescribing to children and safety issues in children's medicine use. Monitoring changing patterns of use over time is important for the evaluation of effective therapies in children and any potential harmful consequences of prescribing. PMID: 30043272 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30043272?dopt=Abstract

Source: Paediatric Drugs - July 25, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tomlin AM, Woods DJ, Lloyd HS, Tilyard MW Tags: Paediatr Drugs Source Type: research