Objective Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is a nutritional problem affecting many children
world-wide. Its association with a wide spectrum of infections necessitates multiple drug …

Objectives To identify adverse drug reactions associated with lamotrigine in children and
compare the safety profile with other antiepileptic drugs. Setting Databases EMBASE (1974 …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Herbal medicines (HMs) have been well known to people of the
European Union (EU) and Russia for centuries. Currently, Western HMs can be classified …

Background Informed consent is the backbone of a clinical trial. In children this is given by
their parents. There have been many studies in the neonatal population but little is known …

Purpose This study aims to describe the incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in
children receiving antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and compare ADRs to the individual drugs …

Objectives This study aims to determine global anti-epileptic drug (AED) utilisation
prevalence and describe utilisation trends in different countries. Methods Databases …

It has been used fraudulently in counterfeit medicines, which have resulted in the deaths of
over 100 children. 7 It has also been found as a contaminant in substandard medicines and …

Drug toxicity is, unfortunately, a significant problem in children both in the hospital and in the
community. Drug toxicity in children is different to that seen in adults. At least one in 500 …

Background The UK has a high child mortality rate, whereas Sweden's is lower (under-five
mortality rates of five and three, respectively, in 2011). We therefore wished to compare …

Background. Children still experience pain upon waking following dental extraction under
general anaesthesia. Local anaesthetic has been shown to reduce this pain, but needs to be …