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. 2019 May 23;12:1649–1664. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S195788

Table 6.

Analgesics under investigation in the pediatric population as agreed in a Pediatric Investigation Plan

Pain conditiona Analgesic Age range
Acute pain Fentanyl Birth to <2 years (intravenous solution)
2 years to <18 years (plaster)
Morphine Birth to <6 months
Tapentadol Birth to <18 years
Paracetamol Preterm to <28 days
Chronic pain Gabapentin 3 months to <18 years
Tapentadol Birth to <18 years
Tanezumabb 7–18 years
Acute procedural pain Glucose Birth to <1 year
Methoxyflurane 6 years to <18 years

Notes: Data presented as a poster at 7th Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Societies (EAPS 2018) Paris, France, October 30–November 3, 2018.91 aas given in the respective Pediatric Investigation Plan; b recent addition to original reference.