Oral penicillin prescribing for children in the UK: A comparison with BNF for Children age-band recommendations

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 621, 2014, Pages

  Saxena, Sonia ^a   Ismael, Zareen ^b   Murray, Macey L ^c   Barker, Charlotte ^d   Wong, Ian C K ^e   Sharland, Mike ^d   Long, Paul F ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Dose; Paediatric; Penicillin; Prescription; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN V; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCRIPTION; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; UNITED KINGDOM; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; LABYRINTHITIS; MALE; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; FLOXACILLIN; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABYRINTHITIS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PENICILLINS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS';

EID: 84898750056     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X677842     Document Type: Article

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