Paediatric Pharmacology

Paediatric Pharmacology

Paediatric anaesthetic pharmacology

It is ethically and practically more difficult to undertake pharmacological research in children compared with adults. As a result, there are less data available regarding many drugs commonly used in paediatric practice. Indeed, a number of commonly used drugs are unlicensed for use in children. It is important to realise that children are not merely small adults. There are numerous reasons for...

The pharmacology of paediatric incontinence.

The clinical uropharmacology of the lower urinary tract is based on an appreciation of the innervation and receptor content of the bladder and its related anatomical structures. The anatomy, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the bladder is reviewed. Classes of drugs are discussed in relation to the possible functional targets of pharmacological intervention and ®nally some speci®c application...

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 issues in relation to clinical trials and also studies of the pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism...

PAEDIATRIC CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY In vivo and in vitro palatability testing of a new paediatric formulation of valaciclovir