Addressing the barriers to pediatric drug development: workshop summary
Auteur :
Institute of Medicine / Board on Health Sciences Policy / Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309107426
Date de publication :
12 août 2008
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Differences between children and adults in the overall response to medications are due to profound anatomical, physiological, and developmental differences. This book identifies barriers to the development and testing of drugs for pediatric populations, and ways in which the system can be improved to facilitate better treatments for children.