Formulating better medicines for children-reflections.

'Formulating better medicines for children' - the leap forward.

Taking the leap forward towards the awareness and understandings of the paediatric-specific issues in the development of paediatric formulations, the European Paediatric Formulation Initiative (EuPFI) convoked its 5th annual conference in association with the International Association of Pharmaceutical Technology (APV). The conference was held on 18th and 19th September 2013 at the Hotel Porta ...

Availability and affordability of medicines for children

Background Better access to essential medicines for children is an important pre-condition for improving their health and reducing mortality. However, the results of surveys implemented in some countries show that treatment of children is not always affordable due to a high cost of medicines. The objective of this work was to assess the situation with availability, prices and affordability of e...

What essential medicines for children are on the shelf?

OBJECTIVE To document the inclusion of key medicines for children in national essential medicines lists (EMLs) and standard treatment guidelines, and to assess the availability and cost of these medicines in 14 countries in central Africa. METHODS Surveys were conducted in 12 public and private sector medicine outlets in each country's capital city. Data were collected on medicine availabilit...

‘Better medicines for children’ within the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness framework: a qualitative inquiry in Uganda

BACKGROUND The Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses is the main approach for treating children in more than 100 low income countries worldwide. In 2007, the World Health Assembly urged countries to integrate 'better medicines for children' into their essential medicines lists and treatment guidelines. WHO regularly provides generic algorithms for IMCI and publishes the Model Essential M...

Essential Medicines for Children: An Endocrine Perspective