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Age-Banded Dosing of Paracetamol
The BNFc recommends age-banded dosing for children
prescribed oral paracetamol for non-post operative pain. This was recently challenged by Kirstie Wright and her colleagues following their study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood. Evaluation of age-banded
dosing of oral paracetamol in hospitalised children: a retrospective analysis using clinical data in a tertiary paediatric hospital | Archives of Disease in Childhood (bmj.com)
In this episode, Dr Felicity Cooksey meets with Ceri Gaskell, a specialist pharmacist at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, to explore the debate.
Resources:
· Oral paracetamol dosing in hospitalised children in the UK | Archives of Disease in Childhood (bmj.com)
· Paracetamol | Drugs | BNFC |NICE
· A model for size and age changes in the pharmacokinetics of paracetamol in neonates, infants and children - PMC (nih.gov)
· UKMIQA-drug-dosing-in-childhood-obesity-1.docx
(live.com)
· Medicine dosing in childhood obesity | RCPCH
Ceri’s Favourite Book:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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By PaedsHubThe BNFc recommends age-banded dosing for children
prescribed oral paracetamol for non-post operative pain. This was recently challenged by Kirstie Wright and her colleagues following their study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood. Evaluation of age-banded
dosing of oral paracetamol in hospitalised children: a retrospective analysis using clinical data in a tertiary paediatric hospital | Archives of Disease in Childhood (bmj.com)
In this episode, Dr Felicity Cooksey meets with Ceri Gaskell, a specialist pharmacist at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, to explore the debate.
Resources:
· Oral paracetamol dosing in hospitalised children in the UK | Archives of Disease in Childhood (bmj.com)
· Paracetamol | Drugs | BNFC |NICE
· A model for size and age changes in the pharmacokinetics of paracetamol in neonates, infants and children - PMC (nih.gov)
· UKMIQA-drug-dosing-in-childhood-obesity-1.docx
(live.com)
· Medicine dosing in childhood obesity | RCPCH
Ceri’s Favourite Book:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen