Pediatric Dosage Handbook including Neonatal Dosing, Drug Administration, and Extemporaneous Preparations 2006 / 2007 (13 th edition)

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OVERVIEW: The pediatric population is a dynamic group, with major changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics taking place throughout infancy and childhood. Because of these vital changes, the need for the evaluation and establishment of medication dosing regimens in children of different ages is great. The Pediatric Dosage Handbook, 13th Edition, continues to be the trusted information resource for medical professionals managing pediatric patients.

Updates to this Edition:
• Over 35 new monographs
• Updates to hundreds of existing monographs and appendices
• Lactation field added to monographs
• New Appendices:
• PALS Medications to Maintain Cardiac Output and for Postresuscitation
• Stabilization
• Pediatric Hypotension
• WHO Functional Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension
• New York Heart Association (NYHA)
• Classification of Functional Capacity of
• Patients With Diseases of the Heart, 1994 Revisions

THE BENEFITS: The Pediatric Dosage Handbook is a comprehensive, user-friendly reference: * Over 775 drug monographs * Up to 36 fields of content per monograph * Detailed information on dosage by age group (Neonatal, Pediatric, Adult) * Over 110 extemporaneous preparation recipes * Dictionary-like heading at the top of each page * FDA "Tall Man" lettering to help distinguish drugs with look-a-like names * Therapeutic Category & Key Word Index