The Wall Street Journal reports that more than 25% of children and American adolescents regularly take at least a medicine for a chronic disease . and 7% even assume two or more .
But if 1 / 4 of those who represent the future of the United States was really sick, it would be a huge problem. But no, is business.
pills for high blood pressure, anti-cholesterol, drops to sleep and sleeping pills, antipsychotics, antidepressants ...
All medicines prescribed by pediatricians now in widespread use by minors!
All medicines that until recently were considered the exclusive preserve of adults and that demonstrate ways of life completely wrong.
And despite being proven that the side effects found in adults and children are not always the same, many of these drugs have not even been tested specifically for pediatric use.
Among the side effects sometimes seen in children include depression, melancholy, slow growth ...
Italian boys and Europeans are not so different from American ones, but doctors and pediatricians "local" are much more careful in prescribing medicines to children. We hope that we remain the case.
Business is business, but it would be better than the drug companies would sell candy.
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