10. August 2016

Abstract The purpose of this study was to interview paediatric nurses on administration issues using extemporaneous capsules and marketed capsules and tablets in children younger than 6 years old, based on most frequently administered drugs in six participating wards. The 59 responding nurses estimated respectively at 7.7 ± 1.7 and 7.3 ± 1.8 years the age from which children would properly swallow extemporaneous capsules and marketed solids, with 33% and 37% of nurses considering that...