Review of Italian primary care paediatricians identifies 38 commonly prescribed drugs for children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2014, Pages e532-e537

  Piovani, Daniele ^a   Clavenna, Antonio ^a   Bonati, Maurizio ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Commonly prescribed drugs; Free health care; Local health units; National health service; Primary care paediatricians

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; CEFACLOR; CEFIXIME; CEFPODOXIME; CETIRIZINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; COLECALCIFEROL; DESLORATADINE; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE; IBUPROFEN; IRON DERIVATIVE; KETOTIFEN; LEVOCETIRIZINE; MACROGOL; MEBENDAZOLE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MONTELUKAST; OXATOMIDE; PARACETAMOL; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; TOBRAMYCIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; HABIT; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84930717473     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12783     Document Type: Article

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