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Dosing information for paediatric patients: are they really “therapeutic orphans”?

MJA 2003; 179 (10): 560

Amanda J Caswell

Managing Editor, MIMS Australia, Locked Bag 3000, St Leonards, NSW 1590. amanda.caswellATmims.com.au

To the Editor: Tan et al outline deficiencies in product information documents (PIs) as published in MIMS.1 It needs to be clarified that MIMS Australia is not responsible for the content of PIs — this is specified and approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in consultation with the sponsoring company. The conclusion by the authors that the “PIs for many prescription products listed . . . do not adequately detail paediatric doses” should not be specifically attributed to MIMS, as all published medicines information that relies on approved PIs will suffer from the same deficiencies.

  1. Tan E, Cranswick NE, Rayner CR, Chapman CB. Dosing information for paediatric patients: are they really “therapeutic orphans”? Med J Aust 2003; 179: 195-198. <PubMed><eMJA full text>

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