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Oral penicillin prescribing for children in the UK: a comparison with BNF for Children age-band recommendations by Sonia Saxena, Zareen Ismael, Macey L Murray, Charlotte Barker, Ian CK Wong, Mike Sharland, and Paul F Long BJGP Volume 64(621):e217-e222 March 31, 2014 ©2014 by British Journal of General Practice

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Oral penicillin prescribing for children in the UK: a comparison with BNF for Children age-band

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by Sonia Saxena, Zareen Ismael, Macey L Murray, Charlotte Barker, Ian CK Wong, Mike Sharland, and Paul F Long

BJGPVolume 64(621):e217-e222

March 31, 2014

©2014 by British Journal of General Practice

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Unit doses of amoxicillin prescribed by age-bands in 2010.

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Unit doses of penicillin V prescribed by age-bands in 2010.

Sonia Saxena et al. Br J Gen Pract 2014;64:e217-e222

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Unit doses of flucloxacillin prescribed by age-bands in 2010.

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Average amoxicillin dose for prescriptions to treat ‘otitis media and related inner ear infections’ (error bars represent 95% confidence intervals).

Sonia Saxena et al. Br J Gen Pract 2014;64:e217-e222

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