Vitamin deficiency, also known as “hidden hunger”, is often seen in school-going children. Poor diet is among the several causes of vitamin deficiency which may asymptomatically affect health and development. Cough is a common respiratory problem that occurs among children. Multivitamins are the most commonly used supplements for the prevention of diseases, while cough syrups are most widely employed intervention for the treatment of cough. This survey intends to identify the present prescription practices among the pediatricians for multivitamin supplements and cough syrups in the pediatric population. PP-BGE-IND-0009 Date of Production 28/02/2019 References Batta M, Gupta N, Goyal G, Jain A. Vitamin deficiency prevalence in primary school children in Punjab, India.
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2016 Dec 16;4(12):5176-9. K. von Grebmer, A. Saltzman, E. Birol,…
