News | Paediatrics and neonatal

Only a quarter of children on ADHD drugs given psychotherapy in the United States

New research suggests that few children in the United States taking ADHD medication are also receiving psychotherapy.…

Paediatric formulations of tuberculosis drugs are urgently needed as the disease re-emerges

Unless there are new paediatric formulations of drugs for tuberculosis, it is likely that multidrug resistant strains of the disease will develop.…

Nepal adopts inactivated polio vaccine

Nepal is to become the country to incorporate inactivated polio vaccine into routine childhood vaccination programmes with the support of GAVI.…

Report finds ‘dramatic’ reduction in the number of childhood deaths between 1990 and 2013

The number of deaths among children under five years of age fell by 49% worldwide between 1990 and 2013, according to Unicef, the World Health Organization and the World Bank.…

Montelukast shows promise for treating children with 5/5 ALOX5 genetic variant, study suggests

Subgroup analysis indicated that montelukast outperformed placebo in children with the 5/5 ALOX5 variant.…

How pharmacists can improve the care of vulnerable patients

Specialist pharmacists discuss the issues surrounding vulnerable patient groups at the RPS annual conference.…

Erythropoietin provides neuroprotection to preterm infants

A trial has found that giving preterm infants human erythropoietin just before and after birth were significantly less likely to have brain abnormalities.…

GSK’s malaria vaccine shows 45% efficacy in children

An ongoing phase III study in Africa indicates that vaccination of children and young infants with RTS,S/AS01 prevented many cases of clinical and severe malaria.…

Inhaled steroids suppress growth in children, conclude Cochrane reviewers

Reviews of data about the effects on growth of corticosteroid inhalers in asthmatic children have reinforced guidance that the lowest effective dose should be given.…

Supporting children with ADHD as a non-medical prescriber

In a bid to have more patient contact, pharmacist Tejas Khatau qualified as an independent prescriber. Here, he explains how he is using this qualification in a clinic…