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Safety of Levetiracetam in Paediatrics: A Systematic Review by Egunsola, Oluwaseun, Choonara, Imti, Sammons, Helen Mary

“…To identify adverse events (AEs) associated with Levetiracetam (LEV) in children. Databases EMBASE (1974-February 2015) and Medline (1946-February 2015) were…”
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Substandard and counterfeit medicines: a systematic review of the literature by Almuzaini, Tariq, Choonara, Imti, Sammons, Helen

“…Objective To explore the evidence available of poor-quality (counterfeit and substandard) medicines in the literature. Design Systematic review. Data sources…”
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Why do young children die in the UK? A comparison with Sweden by Tambe, Parag, Sammons, Helen M, Choonara, Imti

“…BackgroundThe UK has a high child mortality rate, whereas Sweden's is lower (under-five mortality rates of five and three, respectively, in 2011).We therefore…”
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Safety of lamotrigine in paediatrics: a systematic review by Egunsola, Oluwaseun, Choonara, Imti, Sammons, Helen M

“…ObjectivesTo identify adverse drug reactions associated with lamotrigine in children and compare the safety profile with other antiepileptic…”
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ACUTE POISONINGS IN A CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT by Starkey, Elizabeth, Sammons, Helen

“…Objective To determine the incidence of children presenting to a children's emergency department with acute ingestion or poisoning. To identify common…”
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Safety of antiepileptic drugs in children and young people: A prospective cohort study by Egunsola, Oluwaseun, Choonara, Imti, Sammons, Helen M., Whitehouse, William P.

“…•Levetiracetam was the most common antiepileptic drug in this study.•Levetiracetam and carbamazepine were better tolerated than sodium valproate.•Monotherapy…”
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Child mortality of children aged 5–15 years in the UK and Sweden: a comparison by Tambe, Parag, Sammons, Helen M, Choonara, Imti

“…The methodology was similar to that used in our previous paper. 1 Child mortality cause-specific data were obtained from the respective National Statistics…”
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Learning Lessons from Adverse Drug Reactions in Children by Sammons, Helen M, Choonara, Imti

“…Drug toxicity is, unfortunately, a significant problem in children both in the hospital and in the community. Drug toxicity in children is different to that…”
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SAFETY OF LAMOTRIGINE IN PAEDIATRICS: A SYSTEMIC REVIEW by Egunsola, Oluwaseun, Choonara, Imti, Sammons, Helen

“…Background Lamotrigine has been increasingly used for the treatment of paediatric epilepsy. It is the most commonly prescribed new generation antiepileptic…”
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MIDAZOLAM FOR IMAGING PROCEDURAL SEDATION IN CHILDREN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by Alotaibi, Badriyah, Choonara, Imti, Sammons, Helen

“…AimTo evaluate effectiveness and safety of midazolam as a sedative agent in children undergoing imaging procedures.MethodsA systematic literature review on…”
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systematic review of pharmacokinetics studies in children with protein-energy malnutrition by Oshikoya, Kazeem A, Sammons, Helen M, Choonara, Imti

“…Objective Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is a nutritional problem affecting many children world-wide. Its association with a wide spectrum of infections…”
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Anti-epileptic drug utilisation in paediatrics: a systematic review by Egunsola, Oluwaseun, Choonara, Imti, Sammons, Helen M

“…ObjectivesThis study aims to determine global anti-epileptic drug (AED) utilisation prevalence and describe utilisation trends in different…”
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Monotherapy or polytherapy for childhood epilepsies? by Egunsola, Oluwaseun, Sammons, Helen M, Whitehouse, William P

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A prospective study to assess the palatability of analgesic medicines in children by Smith, Coral June, Sammons, Helen M., Fakis, Apostolos, Conroy, Sharon

“…smith c.j., sammons h.m., fakis a. & conroy s. (2013) A prospective study to assess the palatability of analgesic medicines in children. Journal of Advanced…”
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Substandard medicines: a greater problem than counterfeit medicines? by Sammons, Helen M, Choonara, Imti

“…Correspondence to Emeritus Professor Imti Choonara, Academic Unit of Child Health, University of Nottingham, Derbyshire Children’s Hospital, Derby DE22 3NE,…”
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Modifying a Paediatric Rational Prescribing Tool (POPI) for Use in the UK by Corrick, Fenella, Choonara, Imti, Conroy, Sharon, Sammons, Helen

“…Rational prescribing tools can be used by individual prescribers, organisations, and researchers to evaluate the quality of prescribing for research and…”
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What motivates British parents to consent for research? A questionnaire study by Sammons, Helen M, Atkinson, Maria, Choonara, Imti, Stephenson, Terence

“…Informed consent is the backbone of a clinical trial. In children this is given by their parents. There have been many studies in the neonatal population but…”
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Vancomycin use in neonates and children: evidence-based practice is needed by Sammons, Helen M, Starkey, Elizabeth

“…Previous work has suggested that the use of a consistent regimen of a loading dose of 7 mg/kg, followed by a constant continuous dose of 30 mg/kg/day…”
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Retrospective review of paediatric case reports of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis with lamotrigine from an international pharmacovigilance database by Egunsola, Oluwaseun, Star, Kristina, Juhlin, Kristina, Kardaun, Sylvia H, Choonara, Imti, Sammons, Helen M

“…ObjectivesThis study aims to characterise paediatric reports with lamotrigine (LTG) and Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN), and…”
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Herbal medicines: challenges in the modern world. Part 2. European Union and Russia by Sammons, Helen M, Gubarev, Michael I, Krepkova, Lubov V, Bortnikova, Valentina V, Corrick, Fenella, Job, Kathleen M, Sherwin, Catherine Mt, Enioutina, Elena Y

“…Herbal medicines (HMs) have been well known to people of the European Union (EU) and Russia for centuries. Currently, Western HMs can be classified into two…”
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