IMPROVING MEDICINES FOR CHILDREN IN CANADA FINDINGS OF THE EXPERT PANEL ON THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN AND YOUTH
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Keywords
children, Therapeutic Products for Infants
Abstract
With children being largely orphaned from the benefits of drugs, and being managed mostly by medications unapproved by Health Canada, a landmark document was published in September 2014 by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) to serve as a blueprint to change this grim reality. I t is now the task of governments, academia and the public at large to ensure that we follow this new road map and take care of our children as they deserve and expect us to do.
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