A Focus Group Study about Oral Drug Administration Practices at Hospital Wards—Aspects to Consider in Drug Development of Age-Appropriate Formulations for Children
Oral drug administration to pediatric patients is characterized by a lack of age-appropriate drug products and the off-label use of medicines. However, drug administration practices at hospital wards is a scarcely studied subject. The aim of this study was to explore the oral drug administration pra...
Main Authors: | Maria Rautamo, Kirsi Kvarnström, Mia Sivén, Marja Airaksinen, Pekka Lahdenne, Niklas Sandler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-01-01
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Series: | Pharmaceutics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/2/109 |
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