A NEW guideline has been developed by the Australasian College of Pharmacy (ACP) on the management of acute pain and fever in children.
Pharmacists provide accessible and affordable primary healthcare and are often the first health provider consulted by parents and carers when a child has pain and/or fever.
Supported by a grant from Reckitt, the guideline provides evidence-based advice for the community pharmacist to utilise when recommending non-prescription medicines and providing advice to a caregiver on the management of pain and/or fever in children.
Where possible, assessment of pain and fever in children involves the consideration of both verbal and non-verbal cues, the College added.
While there are validated tools for assessing pain in children, a community pharmacy environment may not be conducive to using these effectively, so taking an appropriate history from the child and/or their caregiver(s) is key to deciding a course of action.
To officially launch the guideline, the College will be hosting a free webinar on Tue 31 Oct at 7pm AEST for pharmacists.
The webinar to treat paediatric patients will be presented by the College's Chief Pharmacist Suzanna Nash; academic pharmacist Dr Brett MacFarlane; and a community pharmacist with a specialisation in pain management, Karalyn Huxhagen.
Pharmacists can access the guideline HERE and register for the webinar via the College website HERE.
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