Drug-handling problems and expectations of the ideal pediatric drug-reported by children and their parents.

ABSTRACT: Experienced drug-handling problems and inadequately considered expectations for drug therapy have an unfavorable influence on therapy. We performed a questionnaire survey in (i) parents of 0-5-year-old children and (ii) 6-17-year olds and their parents. We assessed (A) experienced drug-handling problems and (B) expectations for drug therapy. (i) Forty-six parents and (ii) 103 children and their parents participated in the study. Experienced drug-handling problems were described by (i) 100% of parents and (ii) 62% of children and 70% of parents. Problems concerned with the preparation of the drug, dosing, compliance with the time interval, and acceptance. (i) Sixty-five percent of parents preferred a peroral route of drug administration, while (ii) 74% of children and 86% of parents did so.

SUBMITTER: Herziger B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9056485 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature