RT Journal
A1 Sachs AN, Avant D, Lee CS, Rodriguez W, Murphy M
T1 PEdiatric information in drug product labeling
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD May 9
VO 307
IS 18
SP 1914
OP 1915
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.3435
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.3435
AB 
To the Editor: The dearth of information on drugs for children led to children being called “therapeutic orphans.” In 1975, Wilson determined that 78% of drug labeling had inadequate pediatric information.1 In 1999, Wilson summarized 25 years of efforts to get pediatric information into labeling and extended his analysis.2 In the decade after Wilson’s review, regulations and legislation have led to more pediatric studies and labeling.3 We hypothesized that a higher percentage of labeling has information on use in children compared with the analyses by Wilson in 19751 and in 1999.2