Prescribing for children is problematic. Children are not small adults in terms of their physiology, and they cannot be subjects in clinical trials. This makes prescribing for them something of an art and a daunting one at that for trainees. Will Carroll (co-editor of the Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics amongst other titles for paediatrics trainees) with a team of fellow paediatricians and a hospital pharmacist have sought to demystify prescribing for children. The team has identified what from their experience are the most common drugs prescribed to children and have addressed each one, adding detail about how each medicine works. Each chapter follows the ABCDE structure covering Absorption, Biological effects, Clearance, Dosing and side Effects in children. This book is a succinct, portable reference, modelled closely on Hitchings et al.: The Top 100 Drugs.
- Written in conjunction with a hospital pharmacist for drug expertise.
- User-friendly double-page-spread approach.
- Each drug entry preceded by clinical pharmacology information with consistent headings: Why and when; Absorption; Biology.
- Each drug presented in consistent categories: Clearance; Dosing; Administration; Side effects and interactions; Monitoring and Cost.
- Written in conjunction with a hospital pharmacist for drug expertise.
- User-friendly double-page-spread approach.
- Each drug entry preceded by clinical pharmacology information with consistent headings: Why and when; Absorption; Biology.
- Each drug presented in consistent categories: Clearance; Dosing; Administration; Side effects and interactions; Monitoring and Cost.
Table of Contents
Abidec?Acetazolamide
Acetylcysteine
Aciclovir
Adrenaline (epinephrine)
Amiloride
Aminophylline and theophylline
Amitriptyline
Amoxicillin
Second-generation antihistamines
Atenolol
Atropine
Azithromycin
Baclofen
Beclometasone dipropionate
Calcium
Captopril
Carbamazepine
Carobel
Cefotaxime
Ceftriaxone
Cefuroxime
Chloral hydrate
Chlorphenamine
Ciclosporin
Ciprofloxacin
Clarithromycin
Clobazam
Codeine phosphate
Colomycin
Desmopressin
Dexamethasone
Digoxin
Dobutamine
Docusate
Domperidone
Dopamine
Dornase alfa (DNAse)
Erythromycin
Ethosuximide
Fluticasone
Furosemide
Gabapentin
Gastrografin?
Gaviscon?
Gentamicin
Glycopyrronium bromide (glycopyrrolate)
Heparin (unfractionated)
Hydrocortisone
Hyoscine hydrobromide
Hypertonic saline
Ibuprofen
Insulin
Ipratropium bromide
Iron (ferrous sulfate, ferrous fumarate, sodium feredetate)
Isoniazid
Ketamine
Lactulose
Lamotrigine
Levetiracetam
Levothyroxine sodium
Lidocaine
Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH)
Magnesium
Mannitol
Melatonin
Meropenem
Methylphenidate (Ritalin?, Medikinet?, Concerta XL?, Equasym XL?)
Methotrexate
Methylprednisolone
Metronidazole
Midazolam
Montelukast
Morphine
Macrogols
Omalizumab
Omeprazole
Ondansetron
Oxybutynin hydrochloride
Paracetamol
Paraldehyde
Phosphate (enema and supplements)
Piperacillin with tazobactam (Tazocin?)
Prednisolone
Propranolol
Ranitidine
Rifampicin
Salbutamol
Salmeterol
Senna
Sodium picosulfate
Sodium valproate
Spironolactone
Surfactant: pulmonary
Tacrolimus
Tobramycin
Tranexamic acid
Trimethoprim
Vitamin D
Vitamin K (Phytomenadione)
Warfarin
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Appendix 2
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