Dear Reader

Welcome to the first edition of Pediatric Drugs for 2023.

As we embark on the 25th year of the journal, we wish to reflect on the very successful year that was 2022, and to thank all who have contributed their valuable time and effort to Pediatric Drugs over the past 12 months.

There were 55 articles published in issues in 2022; the most popular of these, in terms of downloads from SpringerLink, were:

Zahn J, Eberl S, Rödle W, et al. Metamizole Use in Children: Analysis of Drug Utilisation and Adverse Drug Reactions at a German University Hospital between 2015 and 2020. Pediatr Drugs 2022; 24: 45–56.

Islabão AG, Trinidade VC, da Mota LM et al. Managing Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Current and Future Prospects. Pediatr Drugs 2022; 24: 13–27.

Eichenfield LF, Stripling S, Fung S, et al. Recent Developments and Advances in Atopic Dermatitis: A Focus on Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment in the Pediatric Setting. Pediatr Drugs 2022; 24: 293–305.

Gupta A, Cripe TP, et al. Immunotherapies for Pediatric Solid Tumors: A Targeted Update. Pediatr Drugs 2022; 24: 1–12.

Ziesenitz VC, Welzel T, van Dyk M, et al. Efficacy and Safety of NSAIDs in Infants: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature of the Past 20 Years. Pediatr Drugs 2022; 24: 603–655.

Wong CK, Low MC, Kwok AC, et al. Slower Recovery with Early Lopinavir/Ritonavir use in Pediatric COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Observational Study. Pediatr Drugs 2022; 24: 269–280.

Magnolo N, Kingo K, Laquer V, et al. Efficacy of Secukinumab Across Subgroups and Overall Safety in Pediatric Patients with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis: Week 52 Results from a Phase III Randomized Study. Pediatr Drugs 2022; 24: 377–387.

Freriksen JJ, van der Zanden TM, Holsappel IG, et al. Best Evidence-Based Dosing Recommendations for Dexmedetomidine for Premedication and Procedural Sedation in Pediatrics: Outcome of a Risk-Benefit Analysis By the Dutch Pediatric Formulary. Pediatr Drugs 2022; 24: 247–257.

Masi, G, Pfanner C, Liboni F, et al. Acute Tolerability of Methylphenidate in Treatment-Naïve Children with ADHD: An Analysis of Naturalistically Collected Data from Clinical Practice. Pediatr Drugs 2022; 24: 147–154.

Luger TA, Hebert AA, Zaenglein AL, et al. Subgroup Analysis of Crisaborole for Mild-to-Moderate Atopic Dermatitis in Children Aged 2 to <18 Years. Pediatr Drugs 2022; 24: 175–183.

The high quality of content published in Pediatric Drugs has been reflected in the most recent Journal Impact Factor of 3.930 (placing the journal in the first quartile of the Pediatrics category) and CiteScore™ of 5.4.

We thank the authors who have contributed articles to Pediatric Drugs over the course of 2022. The skill and dedication of all authors are critical to the continued success of the journal. The quality of published articles is also testament to the significant efforts of the peer reviewers, whose commitment ensures that the journal’s content is held to the highest possible standard. We would like to thank the following individuals who acted as reviewers for Pediatric Drugs in the last 12 months:

Robina Aerts, Belgium

Masashi Akiyama, Japan

Daoud Al-Badriyeh, Qatar

Doralina L. Anghelescu, USA

Jack E. Ansell, USA

Roberto Antonucci, Italy

Ann Lisa Arulappen, Malaysia

Michael Auerbach, USA

Yaron Avitzur, Canada

Stephen Balevic, USA

Mariana Baserga, USA

Raman Baweja, USA

Anton M. Bennett, USA

Osvaldo Borrelli, UK

Sasigarn Bowden, USA

Finola Bruins, The Netherlands

Claudio Bruno, Italy

Matteo Bruschettini, Sweden

Reiner Buchhorn, Germany

Gilbert J. Burckart, USA

Luis Bustos Fernandez, Argentina

Florencia Carbone, Belgium

Fabianne A. Carlesse, Brazil

Waldemar A. Carlo, USA

Lucinda Carr, UK

Elio Castagnola, Italy

Jennifer C. Cather, USA

Manuela Cerbone, UK

Godfrey Chan, Hong Kong, China

Mary Chandran, USA

Joyce Chen, Taiwan, Republic of China

Dinesh K. Chirla, India

Julia Chisholm, UK

Imti Choonara, UK

Samuele Cortese, UK

Damien C. Croteau-Chonka, USA

Mihaela Damian, USA

Dominique Darmaun, France

Jennifer Day, USA

Lissy de Ridder, The Netherlands

Vito Di Lernia, Italy

Carmel Doyle, Ireland

Prakash Dubey, India

Diana Dubrall, Germany

Jan Dudley, UK

Friedrich Ebinger, Germany

Hirotoshi Echizen, Japan

Graham Emslie, USA

Johanna C. Escher, Canada

Susanna Every-Palmer, New Zealand

Yamen Ezaizi, USA

Laurent Favie, The Netherlands

Istvan Fedor, Hungary

Steven R. Feldman, USA

Regina Folster-Holst, Germany

Ted Chun Tat Fong, Hong Kong, China

Fabrizio Franceschini, Italy

Wayne Furman, USA

Alexander S. Gallus, Australia

Justin Godown, USA

Jennifer L. Goldman, USA

Kenneth R. Goldschneider, USA

Rachel G. Greenberg, USA

Teri Greiling, USA

Cecilia Grinsvall, Sweden

Jian-Long Guan, China

Elizabeth A. Hall, USA

Angela Hassiotis, UK

Jason A. Hayes, Canada

Mingyan Hei, China

Paula E. Heikkilä, Finland

Maria Teresa Ferreira Herdeiro, Portugal

Suzanna Hirsch, USA

Alexis E. Horace, USA

Yi-Wei Huang, Taiwan, Republic of China

Selene Huerta-Olvera, Mexico

Tim Hundscheid, The Netherlands

Anna L. Hurley-Wallace, UK

Giuseppe Indolfi, Italy

Evelyne Jacqz Aigrain, France

Naveen Jain, India

Laura L. James, USA

Zainub Jooma, South Africa

Stuart S. Kaufman, USA

Steven J. Kindel, USA

Sébastien Kindt, Belgium

Sarah Kittel-Schneider, Germany

Hannu Kokki, Finland

Maria Kourti, Greece

Usha Krishnan, Australia

Abbot Laptook, USA

Helen Laycock, UK

Zhiping Li, China

Christoph Licht, Canada

Marijn Lijffijt, USA

Miquéias Lopes-Pacheco, Portugal

Iftekhar Mahmood, USA

Mohamed Mahmoud, USA

Suvankar Majumdar, USA

Kenneth K.C. Man, UK

David Mandelbaum, USA

Anna Mania, Poland

Anshu Marathe, USA

Arthur J. Matas, USA

Sujeev Mathur, UK

Tess McPherson, UK

Kevin Meesters, UK

Jondavid Menteer, USA

Robin Michelet, Germany

Gregorio P. Milani, Italy

Jeffrey A. Mills, USA

Wendy G. Mitchell, USA

Engy Mogahed, Egypt

Sue Moloney, Australia

Maria C. Mondardini, Italy

Joaquim Monteiro, Portugal

Jaume Mora, Spain

Raysa Morales-Demori, USA

Frank Moriarty, Ireland

James Morse, New Zealand

Laura Moschino, Italy

Katalin Müller, Hungary

Simon Nadel, UK

Michael Narvey, Canada

Charlotte Naslund-Koch, Denmark

Miguel Nogueira, Portugal

Allison Norton, USA

Seigo Okada, Japan

Christine Olbjørn, Norway

Maryam Oskoui, Canada

Belén Pérez Solans, USA

Clare E. Pain, UK

Lilian Palma, Brazil

Michael Perch, Denmark

B. Ryan Phelps, USA

Maria Pokorska-Śpiewak, Poland

Andi A.W. Ramlan, Indonesia

Laura B. Ramsey, USA

David M. Reith, New Zealand

Michael J. Rieder, Canada

Claudio Romano, Italy

Jumpei Saito, Japan

Ryuichi Sakate, Japan

Neha Santucci, USA

Miguel Saps, USA

Markus Schmugge, Switzerland

Siti Maisharah Sheikh Ghadzi, Malaysia

Dror Shouval, Israel

Tor T. Shwayder, USA

Jose Maria Sistac Ballarín, Spain

Ajoke Sobanjo ter Meulen, USA

Daniela C. Souza, Brazil

Monika Sparber-Sauer, Germany

Alessandro Squizzato, Italy

Ashley Stark, USA

Blanka Stiburkova, Czech Republic

Matthew L. Stoll, USA

Michael V. Tatley, New Zealand

Celine Thibault, Canada

Paul S. Thornton, USA

Caroline Tianeze de Castro, Brazil

Paolo Tomasi, The Netherlands

Rosa Torres, Spain

Van L. Tran, USA

Helmut Trimmel, Austria

Ivana Trivic, Croatia

Andrea Trombetta, Italy

Daniel S. Tsze, USA

Stefano Tumini, Italy

Tim Ulinski, France

Benjamin Ungar, USA

Wendy van der Wekken-Pas, The Netherlands

Steven Van Laecke, Belgium

David van Mater, USA

Benedetto Vitiello, Italy

Yukihiro Wada, Japan

Charlotte M. Walter, USA

Forrest Williamson, USA

Stefan Willmann, Germany

Marco Yamazaki‐Nakashimada, Mexico

Jingjing Ye, USA

And, of course, I am also very grateful to the members of the journal’s Honorary Editorial Board, who have acted as peer reviewers and authors, and have provided guidance on journal content, policy and processes:

Karel Allegaert, Leuven, Belgium

Marina Aloi, Rome, Italy

John Berkenbosch, Louisville, KY, USA

Frank M. C. Besag, London, UK

Stan L. Block, Bardstown, KY, USA

Andrew Bush, London, UK

Rolando Cimaz, Florence, Italy

Saskia de Wildt, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Kevin J. Downes, Philadelphia, PA, USA

L. Lee Dupuis, Toronto, ON, Canada

Geneviѐve Durrieu, Toulouse, France

Brian Eley, Cape Town, South Africa

Susanna Esposito, Parma, Italy

Carmen Ferrajolo, Napoli, Italy

Robert L. Findling, Baltimore, MD, USA

Dominic Fitzgerald, Westmead, Australia

Teresa Giani, Milan, Italy

Jennifer E. Girotto, Hartford, CT, USA

David A. Gremse, Mobile, AL, USA

Andreas H. Groll, Münster, Germany

Scott A. Halperin, Nova Scotia, Canada

Gregory L. Holmes, Burlington, VT, USA

Daniel B. Horton, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Gregory L. Kearns, Little Rock, AR, USA

Nai Ming Lai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Lynne Levitsky, Boston, MA, USA

Stuart M. MacLeod, Vancouver, Canada

Christoph Male, Vienna, Austria

Antje Neubert, Erlangen, Germany

Terry Nolan, Parkville, Australia

Michael E. Pichichero, Rochester, NY, USA

Michele Ramien, Calgary, Canada

Emmanuel Roilides, Thessaloniki, Greece

Catherine M. Sherwin, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Robert Sidbury, Seattle, WA, USA,

William M. Splinter, Ottawa, Canada

John van den Anker, Washington, DC, USA

Diana A. van Riet-Nales, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Karen D. Wagner, Galveston, TX, USA

Hervé Walti, Paris, France

Ian C. Wong, London, UK

C. Michel Zwaan, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

We hope that you have found the articles published throughout 2022 to be both interesting and informative. The editors have appreciated the high quality of content contributed to the journal this year and look forward to keeping you up to date with topical issues in the pediatric pharmacotherapy field in 2023.

With best wishes from the staff of Pediatric Drugs.

Rod