Over-the-counter drug use - Estimations within the Swedish paediatric population

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 583-588

  Nydert, Per ^a   Kimland, Elin ^a   Kull, Inger ^b   Lindemalm, Synnöve ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BAMSE; Child; Drug use statistics; Emergency Department; Nonprescription drugs; OTC

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BIGUANIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; EXPECTORANT AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PEROXIDE; PIPERAZINE; RETINOL; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TAR; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN D; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PHARMACY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 79955638788     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1321-5     Document Type: Article

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