Study of the use of compounding drugs in pediatric practice

Aim – study of the use of compounding drugs in pediatric practice. Material and methods. The objects of the study were official websites, information from the prescription journal of a compounding pharmacy, and instructions for the medical use of drugs. Research methods: content analysis, systematization, generalization, grouping and comparison. Results. Based on outpatient medical prescriptions of extemporaneous drugs for pediatric patients, the main age categories were identified (children from 1 month to 1 year and from 10 to 12 years). Children from 1 month to 1 year were prescribed powders from ready-made medicines of industrial production (tablets) containing adrenergic blockers in 48% of cases (mainly, propranolol), diuretics – in 31% (spironolactone), PDE5 inhibitors – in 6% (sildenafil). Prescriptions for children aged 10 to 12 years contained in 97% of cases the prescription of eye drops with atropine sulfate from a pharmaceutical substance. Conclusion. The study of medical prescriptions confirms an individual approach to the treatment of pediatric patients and justifies the need for pharmaceutical compounding of drugs.