• 1. Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China;
  • 2. Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China;
  • 3. Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
  • 4. Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
  • 5. Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
ZHOUYing, Email: zhouying0321@126.com
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Objective To systematically review the quality of evidence-based guidelines (EBGs) on medication therapy for children with vitamin D deficiency, and to compare differences and similarities of the drugs recommended, in order to provide guidance for clinical practice. Methods Databases such as the TRIP, PubMed, EMbase, CNKI, VIP, WanFang Data, CBM, National Guideline Clearinghouse and Guidelines International Network were searched to collect EBGs on medication therapy for children with vitamin D deficiency. The methodological quality of the guideline was evaluated according to the AGREE Ⅱ instrument, and the differences between recommendations were compared. Results A total of 9 EBGs were included. Among them, 3 guidelines were developed by America, 1 by Europe, 1 by France, 1 by China, 1 by Poland, 1 by Canadian and 1 guideline was by Australia and New Zealand. Seven guidelines were developed specially for children, while others were for people of different ages. According to the AGREE Ⅱ instrument, only "Scope and purpose" and "clarity and presentation" were scored more than 60%. The recommendations of different guidelines were of large different. Conclusion The quality of included guidelines concerning children with vitamin D deficiency is vary. Although only the America 2011 guideline is of high quality, the strength of recommendation is not high. Thus, the development of national guidelines is urgently needed.

Citation: ZHAOLi-ping, CHENJi, YANGTing, ZHOUYing, CUIYi-min, ZHANGLing-li, ZENGLi-nan, LIYou-ping. Evidence-based Guidelines on Medication Therapy for Children with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Systematic Review. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2015, 15(3): 270-275. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20150047 Copy

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