Ethics associated with harm reduction strategies for adolescents using substances and lessons learned for other areas of adolescent medicine & MCQ

References

TRANSACT

Flurbiprofen 40 mg
Reference: 1. Transact approved package insert. 27 May 1994.

STREPSILS

Flurbiprofen 8,75 mg
References: 1. de Looze F, Russo M, Bloch M, Montgomery B, Shephard A, Smith G, et al. Efficacy of flurbiprofen 8.75 mg spray in patients with sore throat due to an upper respiratory tract infection: a randomised controlled trial. Eur J Gen Pract. 2016;22(2):111 -118. 2. Shephard A, Smith G, Aspley S, Schachtel BP. Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies on flurbiprofen 8.75 mg lozenges in patients with/without group A or C streptococcal throat infection, with an assessment of clinicians’ prediction of ‘strep throat’. Int J Clin Pract. 2015;69:59-71. 3. Turner R, Wevrett SR, Edmunds S, Brown MB, Atkinson R, Adegoke O, et al. Determination of the permeation and penetration of flurbiprofen into cadaveric human pharynx tissue. Clin Pharmacol. 2020:12:13 -20

GAVISCON

Flurbiprofen 8,75 mg
References: 1. De Ruigh A, Roman S, Chen J, Pandolfino JE, Kahrilas PJ. Gaviscon Double Action Liquid (antacid & alginate) is more effective than antacid in controlling post-prandial oesophageal acid exposure in GERD patients: a double-blind crossover study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2014;40(5):531-537.

NUROFEN

Ibuprofen 100 mg/5 ml & 200 mg/5 ml
References: 1.Green RW, Webb D, Jeena PM, Wells M, Butt N, Hangoma JM, et al. Management of acute fever in children: Consensus recommendations for community and primary healthcare providers in sub-Saharan Africa. African Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021;11:283-296. 2. Marseglia G, Alessio M , Da Dalt L, Giuliano M, Ravelli A, Marchisio P. Acute pain management in children: a survey of Italian pediatricians. Ital J Pediatr 2019;45:156.

DISPRIN

100 mg Aspirin
References: 1. Sagar KA, Smyth MR. A comparative bioavailabilty study of different aspirin formulations using on-line multidimensional chromatography. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 1999;21:383-392
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