Medication administered to children from 0 to 7.5 years in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-195

  Headley, J ^a   Northstone, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Children; Medication; Paediatric drug use

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; ATTAPULGITE; BECLOMETASONE; CALENDULA EXTRACT; CHAMOMILE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEQUALINIUM; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIMETICONE; EUCALYPTUS OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; LACTULOSE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MENTHOL; METHYLPHENIDATE; MORPHINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; PROMETHAZINE; SALBUTAMOL; THYME OIL; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLIC; DIAPER DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG USE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFOAMING AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COLIC; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG LABELING; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIMETHICONE;

EID: 33846448759     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-006-0231-y     Document Type: Article

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