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Pharmacy

CDC: Just say no to antibiotics for most common respiratory infections

September 8, 2011

Pediatricians should just say no to drugs when considering prescribing antibiotics for conditions that don?t usually require them. That?s the position of public health officials who say that pediatricians are doing a better job of limiting antibiotic prescriptions but still have a way to go before reaching appropriate levels of use. Inappropriate use of antibiotics continues unabated in 3 of 5 acute respiratory infections. Find out which ones.

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Dosage changes making acetaminophen safer for children

August 11, 2011

Telling parents to have their children take 2 Tylenol and call you in the morning may soon be safer than ever. The FDA is asking drug makers to voluntarily adopt recommendations to make children?s medicines containing acetaminophen safer to use. The industry has complied, phasing out some formulations and changing dosage recommendations. Find out what will now be available.

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Early exposure to paracetamol linked to later asthma and allergies

March 1, 2011

According to study results out of Norway, paracetamol, or acetaminophen, exposure in pregnancy and in infancy is associated with a child's allergic disease at the age of 10 years.

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Streptococcal infection as trigger for psoriasis

March 1, 2011

The parents of a 4-year-old boy complain that he has developed a frightening, rapidly progressive skin rash over the course of 3 days.

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Managing chronic daily headaches

April 1, 2010

A 14-year-old girl comes to your office complaining of having a headache every day for the last 3 months.

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Hypertension drug approved for pediatric patients

April 1, 2010

Daiichi-Sankyo's agent olmesartan (Benicar) has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of hypertension in patients aged 6 to 16 years.

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Ethosuxomide most effective in treating absence epilepsy

April 1, 2010

In an analysis of three common antiseizure medications used to treat absence epilepsy in children, ethosuxomide was associated with the best outcomes overall, compared with lamotrigine and valproic acid.

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Journal Club: Does antibiotic prophylaxis prevent recurrent urinary tract infections?

January 1, 2010

A recent study demonstrated that long-term, low-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) was associated with a modest decrease in urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children who had had at least 1 such symptomatic infection in the past.

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Book Reviews: Updates on four pediatric-related texts

January 1, 2010

Read reviews of "Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5;" "Mental Health, Naturally: The Family Guide to Holistic Care for a Healthy Mind and Body;" "Raising Twins: From Pregnancy to Preschool;" and books by Mary Mahony.

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Journal Club: Text messaging improves medication adherence in transplant patients

January 1, 2010

Text message reminders significantly improved adherence to medication regimens in pediatric orthotopic liver transplant patients, according to a new report.

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