Pharmacologic Treatment in Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders in Children: A Systematic Review

Functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) are common in childhood, impacting quality of life and school attendance. There are several compounds available for the treatment of pediatric FAPDs, but their efficacy and safety are unclear because of a lack of head-to-head randomized controlled trials (RCTs).To systematically review the efficacy and safety of the pharmacologic treatments available for pediatric FAPDs.Electronic databases were...