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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2010 Aug 23;126(3):e687–e692. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-0098

Table 1.

Therapeutic areas and diseases/disorders represented

n = 174 trials
Central Nervous System/Psychiatric 48 (28%)
 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
 Psychiatric disorders
 Epilepsy
 Migraine headaches
 Neurogenic bladder
 Other
Infectious Disease 42 (24%)
 HIV
 Hepatitis B
 Pneumonia
 Malaria
 Otitis media
 Tinea
 Other
Cardiovascular 29 (17%)
 Arrhythmia
 Heart failure
 Hypertension
 Hyperlipidemia
 Other
Allergy/Immunology 20 (11%)
 Allergic rhinitis
 Asthma
 Atopic dermatitis
 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Cancer 11 (6%)
 Refractory solid tumors
 Leukemia/lymphoma
 Stem cell transplant
 Nausea/vomiting associated with chemotherapy
Endocrine 10 (6%)
 Diabetes
 Gynecomastia
 Obesity
 Other
Gastrointestinal 8 (5%)
 Gastroesophageal reflux/esophagitis
Anesthesia/Pain Management 2 (1%)
Other 4 (2%)