Children | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2025 in the “Pediatric Drugs” Section

Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) is an international, open-access journal dedicated to the streamlined, yet scientifically rigorous dissemination of peer-reviewed science related to childhood health and disease. More information about the journal can be found at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children.

We are delighted to share some of the highly cited papers that were published in Children in the Section “Pediatric Drugs” this year.

1. “Nurse-Initiated Improvement for Documentation of Penicillin Adverse Drug Reactions in Pediatric Urgent Care Clinics”
   by Elizabeth Monsees, Diane Petrie, Rana E. El Feghaly, Sarah Suppes, Brian R. Lee, Megan Whitt and Amanda Nedved
   Children 2025, 12(8), 1087; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12081087
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/8/1087
2. “The Role of Biologic Therapy Switching to Optimize the Treatment of Severe Pediatric Asthma: Tezepelumab Is a New Therapeutic Alternative for Adolescents”
   by María Erroz Ferrer, Miren Paniagua García, Natividad Viguria Sánchez and Laura Moreno-Galarraga
   Children 2025, 12(8), 1092; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12081092
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/8/1092
3. “Choosing the “Ideal” Oral Dosage Form for Pediatric Patients: Parents’ Perspectives on Children’s Preferences with a Focus on Orodispersible Tablets”
   by Yana Gvozdeva and Radiana Staynova
   Children 2025, 12(9), 1187; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12091187
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/9/1187
4. “TPMT and HLA-DQ Allelic Variants in Relation to Drug Response, Safety and Need for Therapy Optimization in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease”
   by Mirjana Stojšić, Ognjen Ležakov, Sanja Ćeranić, Nikola Stojšić, Marko Rajković, Savina Marković, Milica Kovačević and Nina Brkić
   Children 2025, 12(10), 1334; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12101334
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/10/1334
5. “Interventions to Minimize Unnecessary Antibiotic Use for Acute Otitis Media: A Meta-Analysis”
   by Theresa L. Morin, Amy B. Stein, Rana E. El Feghaly, Amanda C. Nedved, Sophie E. Katz, Amy Keith, Heather E. Laferriere, Timothy C. Jenkins and Holly M. Frost
   Children 2025, 12(10), 1408; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12101408
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/10/1408

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Children Editorial Office