American Kids Getting Fewer Prescription Drugs: Study

<p>MONDAY, Jun 18 (HealthDay News) New investigate shows that the
number of prescriptions created for children has forsaken by 7 percent in
recent years.
Between 2002 and 2010, important decreases occurred in antibiotic,
cough/cold, allergy, pain and basin prescriptions, according to the
study, that was conducted by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration. At
the same time, there was a arise in a series of asthma, attention-deficit
hyperactivity commotion (ADHD) and preventive prescriptions.
Approximately 263 million prescriptions were dispensed to the
pediatric race in 2010 7 percent reduce than a series of
prescriptions dispensed in 2002, a investigate authors said, adding that the
number of prescriptions created for children forsaken by 2.4 million each
year between 2002 and 2010.
During that time, however, a series of prescriptions created for
adults increasing by 22 percent, according to a study.
The commentary were expelled online Jun 18 and are scheduled to appear
in a Jul ...