Prescribing For Children

Question 1

What are some things to consider in paediatric prescribing

Answer 1

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Body weight
Kinetics
Response
Delivery and behaviour
Lisencing
Specific illnesses

Question 2

What is different with the kinetics in prescribing neonates

Answer 2

Immature liver enzymes

Low GFR

Question 3

How may children respond differently to certain drugs? Pto for promos

Answer 3

BZP / opiates
Chloramphenicol
Aspirin
Paradoxical psychotropic effects

Question 4

In paediatric prescribing, how may they respond differently to these drugs:

BZP / opiates
Chloramphenicol
Aspirin
Phenobarbitone

Answer 4

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Question 5

How may you alter delivery and behaviour in paediatric prescribing

What is different in drug licensing

Answer 5

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Question 6

Patent ductus arteriosus

What is this what drugs can be given to keep it open or closed.

Why would you want to keep it open

Answer 6

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Question 7

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)

Indomethacin / ibuprofen
Prostaglandin

What are they used for and why

Answer 7

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