Nonprescription medication use by infants and children: Product labeling versus evidence-based medicine

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 286-294

  Orr, Katherine Kelly ^a   Matson, Kelly L ^a   Cowles, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonprescription medications; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BISMUTH SALICYLATE; BROMPHENIRAMINE; COD LIVER OIL; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EXPECTORANT AGENT; GUAIFENESIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IBUPROFEN; KAOLIN PECTIN; LOPERAMIDE; LORATADINE; NAPHAZOLINE; NAPROXEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OXYMETAZOLINE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZINC;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; COMMON COLD; COUGHING; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEVER; GASPING SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ILEUS; LACTOBACILLUS; PATIENT COUNSELING; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; REYE SYNDROME; SKIN DISEASE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 34248163332     PISSN: 08971900     EISSN: 15311937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0897190007299671     Document Type: Review

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