Prescribing safely for children.
This paper is the second in a series of two and will attempt to highlight important issues in prescribing for children, including principles of safe prescribing, adverse drug reaction assessment and common drugs including paracetamol and ibuprofen. A list of drug information resources is included, which may be useful for clinicians.
Sinha
Yashwant
Y
Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Victoria, Australia. yashwans@chw.edu.au
Cranswick
Noel E
NE
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D010601:Pharmacology, Clinical; D012449:Safety