Pediatric formulations in national essential medicines lists: a cross-sectional study
In many countries, it is unclear which medicines for children are prioritized, if any. The problem is particularly acute in high-income countries. Misalignments between national lists and the World Health Organization are common. There is little evidence that countries are adequately implementing medicines policies for youth.
Authors
- Martina Penazzato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-8692)
- Farihah Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2752-5926)
- Navindra Persaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7694-4505)
- Lorenzo Moja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6680-6507)
- Camila Heredia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1356-0889)
- Bernadette Cappello
- Moizza Zia Ul Haq
Institutions
- University of Lahore (PK)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- World Health Organization (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1566841
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.48