A scoping review of challenges in pediatric health technology assessments with a focus on pharmaceutical interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This scoping review aims to synthesize the literature on pediatric health technology assessments (HTAs) and map out the challenges of assessing new technologies for use in children, with a particular focus on pharmaceutical interventions.

Methods

Conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute Methodology, this scoping review addressed HTAs in the pediatric domain through searches of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science Core Collection, and EconLit through 22 January 2024, as well as the gray literature. Sources were excluded if they (i) were a clinical trial investigating a specific technology or an HTA of that technology, (ii) did not address the challenges of HTAs, or (iii) had no relevance to pediatrics. Two authors performed screening and data extraction i

SUBMITTER: Hutchinson N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12644945 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature