You: alarm on drugs for children

According to a report published on February 2 of the British Senate, 9-10 drugs are indicated for infants who have never had any clinical trials on children.

Drugs used in asthma inhalers are indicated for children based solely on the number of pounds or young physique to reduce adult drug use (Photo: TTO)

Accordingly, pain relievers such as morphine, paracetamol, or drugs used in adult asthma inhalers are usually only given to children by the doctors based on the child's weight or physique. reduce drug content.

Meanwhile, the use of overdose is one of the greatest risks identified in many pediatric cases. The report said most pharmaceutical labs often ignore auxiliary clinical trials on children for high cost reasons (about 3.6 million euros / product).

This problem does not just happen in the UK. According to many documents from the European Pharmaceutical Inspection Agency (EMEA), half of the drug is prescribed for children of all ages in Europe who have not undergone clinical testing on this subject.

L. PEOPLE (According to AFP)