Objective To build the list of appropriate dosage forms and specifications of essential medicines for children which is subsistent abroad and absent in China.
Methods Based on the authoritative data and expert consultation, we established the selection methodology which included the standard of essential medicine for children, the standard of appropriate dosage for children, the standard of appropriate specifications for children, the standard of urgent classification, the standard of urgent level.
Results The list of appropriate dosage forms and specifications included 61 medicines which included 20 dosage forms and 112 specifications. 112 specifications included 27 specifications which belong to level Ⅱ, and 85 specifications which belong to level Ⅲ.
Conclusion The established list can be included by the green channel.
Citation:
QUANShu-yan, ZHANGLing-li, LIYou-ping, WANChao-min, HUZhi-qiang, ZENGLi-nan, HUANGLiang. The Selection of Dosage Forms and Specifications of Essential Medicines in Urgent Need and Deficient for Chinese Children. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2016, 16(5): 497-504. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20160077
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