Table 2 Number of essential medicines for children approved without paediatric evidence in the US, UK, or Japan, in groups classified according to supporting evidence in children or adults
| Â | Evidence in adults | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Supporting | Inconclusive | No evidence | Total number | ||
Evidence in children | Inconclusive | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Ineffective | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
No evidence | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 | |
Total number | 26 | 0 | 3 | 29 | |