Sat.Aug 31, 2013 - Fri.Sep 06, 2013

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Every Unhappy PREA Study is Unhappy in its Own Way

Placebo Control

“Children are not small adults.” We invoke this saying, in a vague and hand-wavy manner, whenever we talk about the need to study drugs in pediatric populations. It’s an interesting idea, but it really cries out for further elaboration. If they’re not small adults, what are they? Are pediatric efficacy and safety totally uncorrelated with adult efficacy and safety?

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