Lian, S;
Liu, Y;
Xu, L;
Wang, F;
Zhang, M;
Salunke, S;
Walsh, J;
(2023)
Survey-based investigation into the current use of paediatric medicines and administration devices in China.
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
, 191
pp. 290-302.
10.1016/j.ejpb.2023.09.006.
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Abstract
The accurate, rapid and convenient administration of medicines to children is not possible without the use of appropriate administration devices. However, due to the unique nature of this patient population, inappropriate paediatric medication administration has been widely observed worldwide. According to previous surveys carried out in other countries including the UK and Japan, there has been a wide variation in the handling of paediatric devices among children. To date, little is known about the current situation in China where the variety of available paediatric administration devices is more limited than in Europe and the UK. The aim of this study was therefore to conduct a China-wide survey to gain a better understanding of the perspectives of children and their caregivers on paediatric medicines and devices. This study was conducted throughout China with 215 children as well as 749 caregivers of paediatric year groups from 1 to less than 18 years old. The majority of participants (83%) took oral dosage forms where granules, syrup and tablets were ranked as the Top 3 commonly used oral dosage forms. The most commonly used devices, i.e., measuring cups (47.3%) and household spoons (41.1%) were both well accepted by the vast majority of children. More instruction and demonstration by the healthcare professionals were provided to inhalation devices users with the nebuliser and facemask being the most commonly used. In particular, the role of pharmacists in China is expected to be better defined, which may in turn help with the education provided to paediatric users in operating medical devices. The data collected varied considerably with the age of children but not statistically significantly with the region in which the survey was conducted.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Survey-based investigation into the current use of paediatric medicines and administration devices in China |
| Location: | Netherlands |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejpb.2023.09.006 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2023.09.006 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | China, Devices, Inhalation, Oral medicines, Paediatric, Survey |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharmaceutics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10178342 |
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