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Prescribing patterns, indications and adverse events of ibuprofen in children: results from a national survey among Italian pediatricians.
Abstract
Despite ibuprofen widely recognized safety profile, an increase of suspected adverse events has been reported in the last decade in parallel with its growing over-the-counter use. The aims of this study were to assess the therapeutic approach to the feverish child and to evaluate the main indications and the most frequent adverse events related to ibuprofen administration in children.