Proposed MHRA changes to UK children's paracetamol dosing recommendations: Modelling study

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 263-269

  Eyers, Sally ^a,b   Fingleton, James ^a   Perrin, Kyle ^a,c   Beasley, Richard ^a,d  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CAPITAL AND COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MODEL; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG CONTROL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INTOXICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; BODY HEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVERDOSE;

EID: 84863319741     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: 17581095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2012.110330     Document Type: Article

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