Carol K. Taketomo
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 1474
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A guide to the dosing and usage of medications in children. Drug monographs include related information on drugs, brand names, synonyms, therapeutic category, whether a generic version is available, use, pregnancy risk factor, contraindications, warnings, precautions, adverse reactions, drug interactions, food interactions, stability, mechanism of action, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, usual dosage, administration, monitoring parameters, additional information, dosage forms, administration, monitoring parameters, reference range, test interactions, patient information, nursing implications, extemporaneous preparations, and references. Appendix contains sections on cardiology, comparative drug charts, conversion tables, cytochrome P450 and drug metabolism, dermatology, endocrinology, fluids, electrolytes, & nutrition, growth & development, hematology and oncology, hotline numbers, infectious diseases and immunology, laboratory normals, neonatology, nephrology, neurology, pulmonary, threapeutic drug monitoring, and toxicology.