Clinical trials and children's medicines
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Every day, millions of children are prescribed medicines safely and effectively. However, some medicines needed by doctors for their young patients do not have a licence for use in children because, for complex ethical and practical reasons, paediatric clinical trials have not been conducted.
Last modified: 20 September 2023
Last reviewed: 20 September 2023