How long does it take to administer oral medicines to children?

Paediatric and Perinatal Drug Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 145-149

  Skwierczynski, Claire ^a   Conroy, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Administration; Children; Formulations; Medicines

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CAPTOPRIL; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; FLUDROCORTISONE; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; MESALAZINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; SECOBARBITAL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FEEDING APPARATUS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LICENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; PEDIATRIC WARD; POWDER; RANK SUM TEST; TABLET FORMULATION; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 49449096542     PISSN: 14630095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/146300908X254206     Document Type: Article

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