Patient access to compounded drugs in paediatrics after discharge from a tertiary centre.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the problems faced by young patients and their parents when obtaining and using compounded drugs.

Methods

This prospective observational descriptive study included patients 0 to 21 years of age who were discharged from a mother-child tertiary hospital with a prescription containing at least one compounded drug between February 2016 and July 2016. Families were called 7 to 10 business days after discharge to complete a telephone follow-up questionnaire. Retail pharmacies were contacted to obtain additional information in order to compare the dispensed compounded drug with the prescription and published master formulas.

Results

The parents of 71 patients with a median age of 6.9 months were surveyed regarding 99 compounded drugs corresponding to 34

SUBMITTER: Heraut MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6519614 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature