Rational dispensing of oral dosage forms of medicines to children at a teaching hospital in Sri Lanka

Abstract Background Good dispensing practice is vital for rational use of medicines. There are many paediatric specific challenges when maintaining good dispensing practices to children. Lack of age appropriate dosage forms, lack of medicines in strengths suitable for children, lack of palatable med...

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Main Authors: Abarna Nadeshkumar, Gitanjali Sathiadas, Shalini Sri Ranganathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05246-x