There is a continuing need for pharmaceutical companies to manufacture age-appropriate medications for children. It is not just preferences for particular formulations that need to be considered, but...
Excretion is the final phase of the drug's journey as it passes through the body, and this elimination – usually by the kidneys – depends on glomerular filtration, tubular excretion and also tubular...
Distribution is the second part of the pharmacokinetic process after Absorption, and it is here where drugs pass from the bloodstream to the body’s organs and tissues. When prescribing for children,...
This cohort study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal, aimed to identify trends in antipsychotic drug prescribing to children and adolescents in England (Radojčić et al, 2023). This was driven...
Arrhythmias occurring during infancy and childhood are less common than those occurring in the adult population, with SVT (an umbrella term for arrhythmias originating within or incorporating atrial...
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