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Pediatric Pain Management
Use of NSAIDs carries risk of adverse reactions in children
July 25th, 2005
The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in children carries a significant risk of adverse drug events. The use of NSAIDs in children "has rapidly escalated over the last 5 years in Australia," pharmacologists there noted. "This is primarily as a result of the availability of ibuprofen as an over-the-counter preparation." "Several recent, significant adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to NSAIDs, at the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne, Australia prompted review of all of the RCH reactions reported to these agents over 5 years," in a study conducted by T. Titchen and colleagues at the RCH. "The ADR program...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2005-07-25)
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