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Title: | Use of antihistamines in pediatrics |
Author: | Cuvillo Bernal, Alfonso del Sastre, Joaquín Montoro, J. Jáuregui, I. Ferrer, Marta Dávila, I. Bartra Tomàs, Joan Mullol i Miret, Joaquim Valero, Antonio |
Keywords: | Antihistamínics Pediatria Al·lèrgia en els infants Antihistamines Pediatrics Allergy in children |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
Publisher: | Esmon Publicidad S.A. |
Abstract: | Drugs with antihistamine action are among the most commonly prescribed medicines in pediatrics. According to the International Medical Statistics (IMS), almost two million antihistamine units (in solution) for pediatric use were sold in Spain during 2006 - at a cost of nearly 6 million euros. Of this amount, 34% corresponded to first-generation (or sedating) antihistamines. The difficulties inherent to research for drug development increase considerably when the pediatric age range is involved. The use of any medication in this age group must adhere to the strictest safety criteria, and must offer the maximum guarantees of effi cacy. For this reason, detailed knowledge of the best scientific evidence available in relation to these aspects is essential for warranting drug use. The first-generation antihistamines have never been adequately studied for pediatric age groups, though they are still widely used in application to such patients. In contrast, studies in children have been made with the second-generation antihistamines, allowing us to know their safety profile, and such medicines are available at pediatric dosages that have been well documented from the pharmacological perspective. The present review affords an update to our most recent knowledge on antihistamine use in children, based on the best scientific evidence available. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://www.jiaci.org/summary/vol17-issuesuppl-2-num296 |
It is part of: | Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology, 2007, vol. 17, num. Suppl. 2, p. 28-40 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/158570 |
ISSN: | 1018-9068 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (IDIBAPS: Institut d'investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer) Articles publicats en revistes (Medicina) |
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