Controlled medicines for children's medical needs: a review of the scope, determinants, and consequences of inequitable access.

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Title: Controlled medicines for children's medical needs: a review of the scope, determinants, and consequences of inequitable access.
Authors: Maser B; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada. Electronic address: brandon.maser@mail.utoronto.ca., Lawler K; Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia., García-Quintero X; Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA., Anghelescu D; Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA., Gafer N; Oncology and Palliative Care Unit, Khartoum Oncology Hospital, Khartoum, Khartoum State, Sudan; Cicely Saunders' Institute, King's College London, London, UK., Abu-Odah H; School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China., Tarrafeta-Sayas MB; Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Antwerp Province, Belgium., Ravinetto R; Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Antwerp Province, Belgium; School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa., Fleming LP; Prevention, Treatment, Rehabilitation Section, Drug Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, Division for Policy Analysis, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria., Cheng L; School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China., Doherty M; Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration, North Vancouver, BC, Canada., Downing J; International Children's Palliative Care Network, Bristol, Avon, UK; Palliative care Education and Research Consortium, Kampala, Uganda., Gutiérrez HM; Department of Pediatrics, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Pediatric Palliative Care and Pain Control Unit, Hospital Nacional de Niños Dr Carlos Sáenz Herrera, San José, Costa Rica., McNeil MJ; Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA; Division of Quality of Life and Palliative Care, Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA., Namisango E; College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; African Palliative Care Association, Kampala, Uganda., Rana S; Strategic Programs and Partnerships, Pallium India, Trivandrum, Kerala, India; WHO Collaborating Center for Training and Policy on Access to Pain Relief, Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences, Trivandrum, Kerala, India., Rayala S; Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration, North Vancouver, BC, Canada., Zhai X; Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai, China., Gui Q; Prevention, Treatment, Rehabilitation Section, Drug Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, Division for Policy Analysis, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria., Oei JL; School of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Mater Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia., Sáenz E; Prevention, Treatment, Rehabilitation Section, Drug Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, Division for Policy Analysis, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria.
Source: The Lancet. Child & adolescent health [Lancet Child Adolesc Health] 2026 May; Vol. 10 (5), pp. 364-377. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 18.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Review
Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101712925 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2352-4650 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 23524642 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Lancet Child Adolesc Health Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:2352-4650
DOI:10.1016/S2352-4642(25)00374-8