Thursday, May 20, 2010

Prescription Drug Use by Children

ABC News reports that prescription drug use by children has increased in the past year by 5 percent. Overall prescription drug use increased only 1.3 percent.

It is concerning that children are being treated with drugs normally used by adults, such as cholesterol fighters and Type 2 diabetes.

...they noted that more children are being treated with cholesterol fighters or powerful anti-psychotics normally used by adults.