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children

  • Many drugs are not available in liquid form.
  • Many drugs are unpalatable.
  • WHO study showed that of young children taking deworming tablets the proportion of children who choked was 1–3%.1
  • “Many medicines for which specific paediatric dosing information is given are not available in dosage forms appropriate for children.” 2
  • Consequently, nearly 75% of the drugs available in the United States for adults have not been labeled for use in infants and children (ie, those aged <12 years), even though these drugs may be needed in this population.3
  1. http://www.who.int/wormcontrol/newsletter/PPC8_eng.pdf
  2. Tan et al. Med J Aust. 2003 Aug 18;179(4):195-8
  3. Nahata et al. Clinical Therapeutics/Volume 30, Number 11, 2008 p 2112 2008