Paediatric clinical pharmacology in the UK
Paediatric clinical pharmacology is the scientific study of medicines in children and is a relatively new subspecialty in paediatrics in the UK. Training encompasses both the study of the effectiveness of drugs in children (clinical trials) and aspects of drug toxicity (pharmacovigilance). Ethical i...
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| author | Choonara, Imti Sammons, Helen |
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| description | Paediatric clinical pharmacology is the scientific study of medicines in children and is a relatively new subspecialty in paediatrics in the UK. Training encompasses both the study of the effectiveness of drugs in children (clinical trials) and aspects of drug toxicity (pharmacovigilance). Ethical issues in relation to clinical trials and also studies of the pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism in children are crucial. Paediatric patients require formulations that young children in particular are able to take. The scientific evidence generated from clinical trials, pharmacokinetic studies and studies of drug toxicity all need to be applied in order to ensure that medicines are used rationally in children. |
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| spelling | nottingham-371852020-05-04T20:12:26Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37185/ Paediatric clinical pharmacology in the UK Choonara, Imti Sammons, Helen Paediatric clinical pharmacology is the scientific study of medicines in children and is a relatively new subspecialty in paediatrics in the UK. Training encompasses both the study of the effectiveness of drugs in children (clinical trials) and aspects of drug toxicity (pharmacovigilance). Ethical issues in relation to clinical trials and also studies of the pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism in children are crucial. Paediatric patients require formulations that young children in particular are able to take. The scientific evidence generated from clinical trials, pharmacokinetic studies and studies of drug toxicity all need to be applied in order to ensure that medicines are used rationally in children. BMJ 2014-12 Article PeerReviewed Choonara, Imti and Sammons, Helen (2014) Paediatric clinical pharmacology in the UK. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99 (12). pp. 1143-1146. ISSN 1468-2044 http://adc.bmj.com/content/99/12/1143 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2014-306853 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2014-306853 |
| spellingShingle | Choonara, Imti Sammons, Helen Paediatric clinical pharmacology in the UK |
| title | Paediatric clinical pharmacology in the UK |
| title_full | Paediatric clinical pharmacology in the UK |
| title_fullStr | Paediatric clinical pharmacology in the UK |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paediatric clinical pharmacology in the UK |
| title_short | Paediatric clinical pharmacology in the UK |
| title_sort | paediatric clinical pharmacology in the uk |
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