Prescribing patterns, indications and adverse events of ibuprofen in children: results from a national survey among Italian pediatricians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite ibuprofen widely recognized safety profile, an increase of suspected adverse events has been reported in the last decade in parallel with its growing over-the-counter use. The aims of this study were to assess the therapeutic approach to the feverish child and to evaluate the main indications and the most frequent adverse events related to ibuprofen administration in children.

Methods

A specific questionnaire-form regarding the management of ibuprofen therapy in children was distributed among a sample of pediatricians all over the Italian territory between September and October 2020. An electronic data collection through a specifically designed web-based platform was performed among the participating pediatricians.

Results

One-hundred-eighty-one ped

SUBMITTER: Martinelli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8059227 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature