MIMS Australia and The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne have successfully completed the development of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Model Formulary for Children based on the second Essential Medicines list for Children. A PDF of the final publication can be accessed via this url: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2010/medicines_children_20100618/en/index.html
Based on the global evidence, this new Formulary provides 310 medications which can be used to treat specific conditions, with information on how they should be administered and in what dose. World health advises that 'accurate dosing of medicines for use in children is essential, particularly those between 0-12 months.
This means that for the first time medical practitioners worldwide have access to standardised information on the recommended use, dosage, adverse effects and contraindications of these medicines for use in children.
A number of individual countries have developed their own formularies over the years, but until now there was no single comprehensive guide to using medicines in children for all countries'.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne sourced and prepared all the clinical information for each of the 310 medications with expert clinical review by RCH and WHO.
"MIMS was proud to be able to provide the editorial review and prepare the publication for print" said Margaret Gehrig, National Business Manager for MIMS.
"Partnering with the RCH and WHO and helping to prepare such important information that will enable medical practitioners, especially in developing countries, to be better informed on medication administration has been a great experience," she said.
Dr Brian Lilley, the Directory of Pharmacy at the RCH has welcomed the project.
"Working on such a key project that will improve the treatment of children around the world has been rewarding and exciting."
Noel Cranswick, Clinical Pharmacologist at the RCH agrees.
"It's vital that there is consistent global approach to ensuring the correct dosage of medicines is given to children. This is especially important in Third World countries where there is little access to up-to-date resounces."
ABOUT MIMS AUSTRILIA (www.mims.com.au)
MIMS is the leading supplier of quality, independent medical information to Australian healthcare professionals. Today, MIMS not only offers traditional print information resources, we also reflect the rapidly changing advances in information delivery with new platforms from PDAs to the internet. But for all the changes, one thing remains the same - the editorial integrity and the independence of all the healthcare knowledge, delivered through the MIMS name. We supply the most current, practical and accessible knowledge to assist healthcare professionals practice effectively in the real world.
Our strategy is to work directly with healthcare providers and with leading healthcare IT suppliers to make the best evidence-based decision support tools available at the point of care. MIMS is unique in its ability to combine internationally referenced alert tools with comprehensive local product information, all delivered to IT partners through a common interface. MIMS is a subsidiary of UBM Medica, part of United Business Media Plc an international media and business information company employing more than 5,000 people in over 30 countries around the world.
ABOUT the ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (www.rch.org.au)
The Royal Children's Hospital is a specialist paediatric hospital and provides full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and adolescents.
The hospital is the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria, and also cares for children from Tasmania and southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
As a major paediatric facility in Victoria, the RCH provides clinical, academic and advocacy services for children and young people throughout the state.
It is internationally recognised as a leading centre for research and education. In its role as a leading paediatric teaching centre, the hospital has affiliations with the University of Melbourne and LaTrobe University and links with other universities in post graduate studies.
The RCH has strong commitment to research. The Murdoch Children's Research Institute is based at the RCH hospital providing a bench to bedside process within our site.
Patients are referred to the RCH from all over Australia and the Asia-Pacific rim countries.
The hospital was established in 1870 and has been located on its present site at Parkville in Melbourne, Australia since 1963. In 2006/2007 it treated approximately 35,000 in-patients, 190,000 children attended outpatient appointments and 60,000 children presented at our emergency department.
To learn more visit: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2010/medicines_children_20100618/en/index.html
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