From: The “child size medicines” concept: policy provisions in Uganda
Disease | Name of the medicines | Has appropriate strengths for children | Child-friendly dosage form | Evidence based medicine | Recommended as first line in the 2012 UCG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia | Cotrimoxazole | + | - | - | + |
Amoxicillin | + | - | + | - | |
Malaria | Rectal artesunate | + | + | + | - |
Artemether Lumefantrine | + | - | + | + | |
Quinine | - | - | + | + | |
Diarrhoea | ORS | + | + | + | + |
Zinc sulphate | + | + | + | + | |
Epilepsy | Phenytoin | + | - | + | + |
Carbamazepine syrup | + | + | + | + | |
Asthma | Prednisolone | + | - | + | + |
Salbutamol nebulizer solution | + | - | + | + | |
Schistomiasis | Praziquantel | - | - | + | + |