Drugs
Ondansetron for gastroenteritis
Article: N Engl J Med. 2006 Apr 20;354(16):1698-705. Oral ondansetron for gastroenteritis in a pediatric emergency department. Reviewer: Dr. Vincent Horne…
Oseltamivir for influenza post-exposure prophylaxis
Article: J Infect Dis. 2004 Feb 1;189(3):440-9. Epub 2004 Jan 26. Management of influenza in households: a prospective, randomized comparison of oseltamivir…
Lansoprazole for asthma
Article: JAMA. 2012 Jan 25;307(4):373-81. Lansoprazole for children with poorly controlled asthma: a randomized controlled trial. Reviewer: Dr. Paul Hansen…
Antipyretic use and preventing recurrence of febrile seizures
Article: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Sep;163(9):799-804. Antipyretic agents for preventing recurrences of febrile seizures: randomized controlled trial. Reviewer: Dr. Anjali Anders…
Doubling the dose of inhaled corticosteroids for acute asthma exacerbation
Article: Arch Dis Child. 1998 Jul;79(1):12-7 Treatment of acute asthmatic exacerbations with an increased dose of inhaled steroid. Reviewer: Dr. Lauren Kirkpatrick…
Melatonin for insomnia in children
Article: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2003 Nov;42(11):1286-93. Melatonin improves health status and sleep in children with idiopathic chronic sleep-onset insomnia:…
Oral steroid dosage for outpatient asthma exacerbation
Article:Chest. 2002 Aug;122(2):624-8. Adverse behavioral effects of treatment for acute exacerbation of asthma in children: a comparison of two doses of oral…
Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or both for fever in children?
Article: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Feb;160(2):197-202. Antipyretic treatment in young children with fever: acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or both alternating in a randomized,…
Dose response of influenza vaccine
Article: Pediatrics. 2011 Aug;128(2):e276-89. Epub 2011 Jul 18. Randomized controlled trial of dose response to influenza vaccine in children aged 6 to…
Atypical antipsychotics for anorexia nervosa
Article Title: Olanzapine in the treatment of low body weight and obsessive thinking in women with anorexia nervosa: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled…