The role of primary caregivers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices in paediatric medication safety.

Objective: To assess primary caregivers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding the prevention of unintentional drug poisoning in children.

Results: Most primary caregivers (96.9%) were aware of drug overdose risks, and 85.

Hepatic and renal functions of paediatric patients with thalassaemia: a cross-sectional study from two large thalassaemia centres in Sri Lanka.

Objectives: Thalassaemia is a genetic disorder of haemoglobin synthesis characterised by life-long chronic anaemia. Although the endocrine and cardiac complications of thalassaemia are well-studied, hepatic and renal complications are understudied. This study aims to describe the hepatic and renal functions and to understand their determinants among paediatric patients with β-thalassaemia.