{"title":"Medicines and children: Parent survey","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.phacli.2024.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phacli.2024.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Choosing the right galenic form adapted to children is a challenge. It influences the acceptability of the drug and enhances the treatment adherence. In the same context, developing specific galenic forms has become a necessity. This survey was carried out to identify the problems encountered by parents when administering medicines and to consider ways to improve them.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>This study was conducted using questionnaires distributed to parents with children under 12 years old, via “Google Forms” software.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Self-medication was a common practice in our sample (71.2%). Syrups were the most commonly used and were considered the most suitable for pediatric use. A significant portion of parents (78%) reported that their children had confronted them with a refusal of treatment. This refusal was mainly associated with the organoleptic characteristics of the medicines as well as difficulties related to administration. Besides, errors in the administration of medication, including dosing errors or forgetfulness, were mentioned by one-third of respondents. To overcome acceptability problems, 68.1% of the parents used tricks to administer the medication to their children like co-administering it with food or drinks. Suggestions for improving the acceptability of drugs were mainly related to the palatability improvement, the reduction in the number of taken doses as well as the volume of liquid oral forms, and the size of tablets or capsules.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>This survey showed that pediatric medicines did not necessarily meet the needs of parents. Improvements could be made to raise acceptability and therefore ensure better therapeutic adherence, which is a key to the treatment efficacy.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study could help pharmaceutical companies prioritize pediatric formulation work.</p></div><div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Le choix de la forme galénique adaptée aux enfants est un défi. Il influence l’acceptabilité du médicament et améliore l’adhésion au traitement. Dans ce contexte, le développement de formes galéniques spécifiques est devenu une nécessité. Cette enquête a été réalisée afin d’identifier les problèmes rencontrés par les parents lors de l’administration des médicaments et d’envisager des pistes d’amélioration.</p></div><div><h3>Matériels et méthodes</h3><p>Cette étude a été réalisée à l’aide de questionnaires distribués aux parents d’enfants de moins de 12 ans, via le logiciel « Google Forms ».</p></div><div><h3>Résultats</h3><p>L’automédication est une pratique courante dans notre échantillon (71,2 %). Les sirops étaient les plus utilisés et étaient considérés comme les plus adaptés à un usage pédiatrique. Une part importante des parents (78 %) a rapporté que leurs enfants les avaient confrontés à un refus de traitement. Ce refus était principalement associé aux caractéristiques organoleptiques des médi","PeriodicalId":100870,"journal":{"name":"Le Pharmacien Clinicien","volume":"59 3","pages":"Pages 323-334"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140765796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Connaissez-vous le Guide d’aide à la prescription, la dispensation et l’administration des médicaments en pédiatrie de l’Omédit Normandie ?","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.phacli.2023.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phacli.2023.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100870,"journal":{"name":"Le Pharmacien Clinicien","volume":"59 3","pages":"Pages 382-383"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88188732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"L’outil POPI (pédiatrie - omissions et prescriptions inappropriées) : de la conception à la mise en œuvre de l’application","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.phacli.2024.01.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.phacli.2024.01.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>POPI pour pédiatrie : omissions et prescription inappropriées est le premier outil développé pour détecter les prescription inappropriées (PIs) et les omissions de prescription (OPs) en pédiatrie. Depuis sa conception en 2011, plusieurs études ont été réalisées autour de l’outil, notamment pour permettre sa validation et son évaluation sur le terrain (Prot-Labarthe et al. 2011, 2014, 2016, Sadozai et al., 2020, Berthe-Aucejo et al., 2019). Cet article constitue une étude descriptive du développement de l’outil POPI. Nous explorons les étapes clés, les défis rencontrés, les décisions prises et les facteurs qui ont influencé le processus de développement des différentes versions de POPI. L’objectif est de fournir un aperçu détaillé du cheminement suivi, mettant en évidence les leçons apprises pour inspirer de futures initiatives de recherche.</p></div><div><p>POPI for Pediatrics: Inappropriate Prescribing and Omissions is the first tool developed to detect Inappropriate Prescribing (IPs) and Prescribing Omissions (POs) in pediatrics. Since its conception in 2011, several studies have been carried out around the tool, notably to enable its validation and evaluation in the field (Prot-Labarthe et al., 2011, 2014, 2016, Sadozai et al., 2020, Berthe-Aucejo et al., 2019). This article is a descriptive study of the development of the POPI tool. We explore the key stages, challenges encountered, decisions made and factors influencing the development process of the various versions of POPI. The aim is to provide a detailed overview of the path followed, highlighting lessons learned to inspire future research initiatives.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100870,"journal":{"name":"Le Pharmacien Clinicien","volume":"59 3","pages":"Pages 268-276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277295322400011X/pdfft?md5=69d31c69e9591145610844bb354c725e&pid=1-s2.0-S277295322400011X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140796738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}