Only 2 per cent of paediatric clinical trials include independent safety monitoring,a seven-year review suggests(Acta Paediatrica 2008;97:474).Researchers from the University of Nottingham's academic division of child health analysed 739 trials,published between 1996 and 2002,that examined therapeutic use of oral and intravenous medicines in children.They found that 71 per cent of the trials reported adverse events,20 per cent of which reported serious adverse events.
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