Treatment of fever and over-the-counter medicines.
Health policy is aimed at increasing homecare and deregulating the supply of drugs. This study used parental reports of the treatment of fever as an indicator of possible problems that may result from this policy, finding that the use of ineffective treatments and the overuse of drugs were common.
Purssell
Edward
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King's College London, James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, UK. edward.purssell@kcl.ac.uk
D000328:Adult; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D012651:Self Medication / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D007052:Ibuprofen