TruemorsPrescribing sleep drugs for children questionedReuters
Published: Thursday, August 02, 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Children and teenagers suffering from sleep problems often are prescribed drugs that have not been approved for such young patients, according to a new study.
Although there is no approved medication for treating insomnia in young people, researchers found that 81 per cent of visits to doctors for sleeping problems resulted in a prescription for some type of medication.
Drowsiness-promoting antihistamine or a sedative were the most commonly prescribed drugs.
Prescribing sleep drugs for children questioned
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