Pediatrics

Your Article Summary

See Latest Articles

Take multiple factors into account when choosing the best opioid for pain therapy in paediatric palliative care
Drugs & Therapy Perspectives, 10/16/09

Many children receiving palliative care require opioid treatment for pain. The choice of opioid should be based on scientific evidence, pain pathophysiology, and available administration modes, with doses calculated on the basis of weight up to a maximum starting dose. Morphine remains the gold standard starting opioid in paediatric palliative care; however, other opioids may also be used as long–term therapy and/or to treat breakthrough pain

Today in Clinical Pharmacology...keeping you current

Receive free subspecialty "5-minute updates" via email

Oral Ibuprofen and Ductus Arteriosus Closure in Full-Term Neonates: A Prospective Case-Control Study
Pediatric Cardiology, 10/30/09

Use of over-the-counter cough and cold medications in children
Canadian Family Physician, 11/13/09

Anti-inflammatory drug therapy in asthma
Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 11/02/09

See All of Clinical Pharmacology

Today in Peds Anesth/Crit Care...keeping you current

Receive free subspecialty "5-minute updates" via email

Pediatric Pain After Ambulatory Surgery: Where's the Medication?
Pediatrics, 10/01/09

Antibiotic Use in Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Adherence With Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 12 Step Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 10/29/09

Prospective randomized controlled multi-centre trial of cuffed or uncuffed endotracheal tubes in small children
British Journal of Anesthesia, 11/04/09

See All of Peds Anesth/Crit Care