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The development of a national children's formulary
Author(s) -
Lenney Warren
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
british journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.216
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1365-2125
pISSN - 0306-5251
DOI - 10.1111/bcp.12280
Subject(s) - formulary , government (linguistics) , medicine , family medicine , pediatrics , political science , philosophy , linguistics
The B ritish N ational F ormulary has been in existence for over 30 years. The prescribing of medicines for children has been less well organized. Many medicines used in children have never been tested in the appropriate age groups and have been prescribed ‘off‐label’. This has led to safety issues and concerns that children continued to be treated as second‐class citizens. The first attempt at the development of a national formulary specifically for prescribing in children occurred in 1999 with the publication of ‘ M edicines for C hildren’. This generated much national and international interest resulting in the government agreeing to fund the development and production of the first B ritish N ational F ormulary for C hildren in 2005. This article charts the process and progress of the formulary to the present day.