Rational drug therapy of common illnesses in children.
Experience with the care of over 7,000 children with acute illnesses has shown that most need either no medication at all or can be adequately managed from a choice of but a handful of drugs precisely prescribed. A knowledge of rational therapeutics can decrease polypharmacy, the high cost of illness, and the risk of iatrogenic disease.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003681:Dehydration / Q000628:therapy; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000188:drug therapy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000628:therapy; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D005334:Fever / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000188:drug therapy; D007223:Infant; D008404:Massachusetts; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000188:drug therapy; D010372:Pediatrics; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy