The combination of dextropropoxyphene and paracetamol, marketed as Distalgesic, once a popular analgesic, is now less commonly prescribed. Each tablet contains 32-5mg of dextropropoxyphene and 325mg of paracetamol. Overdoses with this preparation were common in the late seventies, though nowadays are rarely seen. ' Overdoses of as little as twenty tablets very often led to death within thirty m...

Nowadays the adjustment of medication for each patient is at the center of health strategy. Children can be considered as specific targets with their own specificities. In the oral route field some examples of drugs especially adapted to children can be found. Design is introduced in drug formulation to offer a better choice of products and now, children can be considered as partners in their o...