The National Paediatric Medicines Forum: Who we are and what are we doing

Deshina Naidoo^{1

2}, Mary McCaskill¹, Michael Petrovski³, Sean Turner⁴, Sonya Stacey^{5

6}, Steven McTaggart⁷, Michelle Jenkins⁸, Barb Vernon⁹, Natalie Tasker⁵, Darren M Roberts^{1

10

11}; National Paediatric Medicines Forum

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Governance Unit, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Pharmacy Department, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Pharmacy Department, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁴ Pharmacy Department, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
⁵ Pharmacy Department, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁶ School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁷ Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁸ Pharmacy Department, John Hunter Children's Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
⁹ Children's Healthcare Australasia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
¹⁰ NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹¹ Drug Health Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Deshina Naidoo et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;57(12):2022-2023.

doi: 10.1111/jpc.15789. Epub 2021 Oct 13.

¹ Clinical Governance Unit, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Pharmacy Department, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Pharmacy Department, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
⁴ Pharmacy Department, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
⁵ Pharmacy Department, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁶ School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁷ Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁸ Pharmacy Department, John Hunter Children's Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
⁹ Children's Healthcare Australasia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
¹⁰ NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹¹ Drug Health Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

No abstract available

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