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paediatrics
Off-label and unlicensed medicines use—a paediatric perspective
As more pharmacists extend their scope of practice, they will need to manage scenarios where children require medication outside the approved conditions for age, therapeutic indication, dose recommendation, formulation, and/or …
Vitamin D deficiency linked to childhood asthma
A world-first study has found a clear association between vitamin D deficiency in young children and development of asthma Researchers at the WA-based Telethon Kids Institute recruited 267 children at …
Antibiotic use in kids too long
Australian experts find use in children can be stopped sooner Top researchers from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute have conducted a systematic review into the duration of intravenous antibiotics for …