Not until 1980 did experiences in the care of teenagers become a requirement of pediatric residency training, and not until 1997 was a month-long rotation in adolescent medicine made a mandatory part of residency training.
Toxicity related to THC dose in pediatric edible cannabis ingestions
October 3rd 2023The degree of toxicity following pediatric ingestion of THC was correlated to the dose of THC, as ingestions of 1.7 mg/kg or more was predictive of severe and prolonged toxicity, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
FDA approves tocilizumab-bavi as biosimilar for PJIA, SJIA in children 2 years and up
October 2nd 2023Tocilizumab-bavi (Tofidence; Biogen) demonstrated a biosimilarity to tocilizumab (Actemra; Genentech) based on multifaceted clinical and non-clinical data for polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (PJIA) and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) in children aged 2 years and up. This makes it the first tocilizumab biosimilar to be FDA-approved in the United States, according to Biogen.
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