Delmar's Mini Guide to Pediatric Drugs

Description

All the information you need, right at your fingertips! Quick access to essential drug information for pediatric patients is available with the portable, pocket-sized Delmar's MINI GUIDE TO PEDIATRIC DRUGS.

Features

• Provides the essential, basic drug information that is commonly used but rarely memorized.
• Includes approximately 200 of the most commonly used drugs, organized alphabetically A - Z.
• Includes basic information such as medication administration, dosage calculation formulas, conversion charts and common lab values.
• Part of a series of three Mini Drug Guides: Pediatric, Maternity/OB and Geriatric.

Table of Contents

TAB 1.
1: Introduction.
2: Drug Regulation and Control.
3: Dosage Forms and Routes of Medication Administration.
4: Calculating Medication Dosages.
5: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.
6: Factors Affecting Drug Activity in Pediatrics.
7: Drug Classifications for Pediatric and Neonatal Patients.
8: Vaccinations .
9: Poisonings.
10: Substance Abuse.
TABS 2 - 6.
A - C.
D - H.
I - M.
N - R.
S - Z.
TAB 7.
Appendix A: Commonly Prescribed Controlled Substances.
Appendix B: Measurement Equivalents and Conversions.
Appendix C: Abbreviations Commonly Found in Drug Prescriptions.
Appendix D: Common Terminology Confusions.
Appendix E: Common Intravenous Drugs.
Appendix F: Approximate Normal Values.
Appendix G: Diagnostic Drugs.
Appendix H: Use of Herbs in Pediatrics.
Appendix I: Nomograms for Children.
Appendix J: Emergency Drugs.
Index.

About the Author

George R. Spratto, PhD
Former positions have included Dean, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia Univ.; Associate Dean for Professional Programs, School of Pharmacy, Purdue Univ.; and, Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology, Indiana University School of Medicine. George is a current member of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and American Pharmacists Association. Recently completed a six-year term as a member of the Board of Directors, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education."