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1 June 2009
Motion sickness affects about 30% of people, with 5% suffering heavily, and is particularly common in children around 10-12 years of age. Children under the age of two do not tend to get motion sickness.
While there are many marketed remedies for travel sickness in children, few have undergone controlled trials, particularly in children. The best approach is to use simple preventative measures, writes Linda Graudins, Quality Use of Medicines Pharmacist at the Sydney Children’s Hospital/University of NSW Paediatric Therapeutics Program, in the latest edition of Australian Prescriber.
The article outlines a few simple ways to help reduce travel sickness, such as:
Medicines such as antihistamines are available for travel sickness, however Ms Graudins says given their lack of efficacy and potential to cause side effects they should not be used to treat motion sickness in children under two and should be used with caution in older children.
For a full copy of the article visit www.australianprescriber.com.
ENDSAustralian Prescriber is an independent peer-reviewed journal providing critical commentary on therapeutic topics for health professionals, particularly doctors in general practice. It is published by National Prescribing Service Limited (NPS), an independent, non-profit organisation for Quality Use of Medicines funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
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Date published: 2009-06-01 19:00:00
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