Prescribing for adolescents

Kang, M; Kim, K

Prescribing for adolescents

Kang, M

Kim, K

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Prescriber, 2019, 42 (1), pp. 20 - 23
Issue Date:: 2019-02-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Kang, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9438-2518	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kim, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Prescriber, 2019, 42 (1), pp. 20 - 23	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0312-8008	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/135659
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 NPS MedicineWise. The process of prescribing changes as children move into adulthood. For some medicines, such as psychotropic drugs, safety and efficacy are less well understood in adolescents. As adolescents mature they attain the capacity to consent to their own medical treatment. An assessment of their competency will need to take into account the nature of the treatment being proposed. Parental involvement is usually beneficial particularly for adolescents with chronic or complex conditions, but increasing adolescent autonomy needs to be respected. Adherence to treatment can be supported by understanding adolescent development and involving adolescents in management plans.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Prescriber	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.18773/austprescr.2019.004	en_US
dc.subject.classification	General & Internal Medicine	en_US
dc.title	Prescribing for adolescents	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	42	en_US
utslib.for	1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	42	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019 NPS MedicineWise. The process of prescribing changes as children move into adulthood. For some medicines, such as psychotropic drugs, safety and efficacy are less well understood in adolescents. As adolescents mature they attain the capacity to consent to their own medical treatment. An assessment of their competency will need to take into account the nature of the treatment being proposed. Parental involvement is usually beneficial particularly for adolescents with chronic or complex conditions, but increasing adolescent autonomy needs to be respected. Adherence to treatment can be supported by understanding adolescent development and involving adolescents in management plans.

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