Table 1.

Availability of oral solid forms depending on children's age groups

Age range*	Liquid formulations	Available in an oral solid form		In an acceptable dosage†		In an acceptable size‡
	n	n	%	n	%	n	%
All children	476	440	92.44	379	79.62	195	40.97
Pre-school children (2–5 years)	217	206	94.93	165	76.04	35	16.13
School children (6–11 years)	168	154	91.68	140	83.33	88	52.38
Adolescents (over 12 years)	81	70	86.42	66	81.48	64	79.01
Missing age data	10	10	–	8	–	8	–

^*Defined by the CHMP [2].

^†Corresponding exactly to the prescribed dose or after adjustment of the prescribed dose.

^‡Regarding children's age considering 2011 CHMP reflexion paper [23]. Percentages (%) correspond to the proportion of the total number of dispensed liquid formulations.