Variations in small-volume doses of a liquid antibiotic using two paediatric administration devices

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 96-100

  Kairuz, Therése E ^a   Ball, Patrick A ^b   Pinnock, Ralph E K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Children; Dose Volume; Liquid Medicines; Peadiatric Dosing

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHILD; DEVICE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PHARMACIST; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALIBRATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33749424914     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-006-9012-z     Document Type: Article

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