Neonatal and Pediatric Pharmacology: Therapeutic Principles in Practice

Sumner J. Yaffe, Jacob V. Aranda

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011 - Medical - 1042 pages

Written by experts at the forefront of current research and clinical practice, Neonatal and Pediatric Pharmacology provides evidence-based guidelines for safe, effective, and rational drug therapy in newborns, children, and adolescents. Coverage includes specific recommendations for all major drug classes and diseases, a detailed section on drugs and the newborn, and chapters on specific treatment settings such as the pediatric intensive care unit and emergency room. Also included are chapters on adverse effects and interactions and state-of-the-art discussions on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, pharmacoproteomics, drug development, and clinical trials in infants and children. Appendices include a neonatal formulary and a pediatric formulary.

The Fourth Edition includes updated information on drug interactions and regulatory issues. New chapters cover nutrient supplements and biotransformation of medications by the human placenta.

Contents

• Contributors: vi
• Foreword to the Fourth Edition: xvi
• Contents: 846
• Immunosuppressive and Immunomodulatory Drugs: 660
• Analgesic Agents: 678
• Sulfonamides 385: 692
• General Principles: 693
• Local Anesthetic Solutions for Regional Anesthesia: 698
• Penicillins Cephalosporins and Other Lactams 396: 426
• Fluoroquinolones: 436
• Macrolides Chloramphenicol and Tetracyclines: 442
• Pharmacogenetics Pharmacogenomics: 468
• Biotransformation of Medications by Human Placenta 144: 468
• Adherence with Pediatric Medication Regimens 62: 468
• Nonsteroidal AntiInflammatory Drugs 711: 468
• Anthelminthic Drugs in Children: 469
• Antifungal Agents: 498
• Gastrointestinal Drugs: 742
• Glucocorticoids: 760
• Insulin and Diabetes Mellitus: 773
• Thyroid Hormones 789: 789
• Perinatal Origins of Adult Defects in Drug Metabolism 182: 797
• Growth Hormone 806: 806
• Treatment of the Fetus and Newborn 519: 827
• Childhood Vaccines 850: 850
• Drugs for Hyperbilirubinemia 221: 854
• Appendix: 959
• Pediatric Drug Formulary: 999
• Drugs and Lung Development 233: 349
• Medication Errors 905: 212
• Drugs and Perinatal Brain Injury 252: 224
• Antiretroviral Pharmacology in Pregnant: 264
• Topical Medications 357: 378
• Pediatric Poisonings and Antidotes 917: 385
• Clinical Trials Involving Children: 70
• Anticonvulsants: 533
• Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 104: 552
• Antihistamine Drugs: 558
• Antiasthmatics 574: 574
• Diuretics 629: 581
• Drug Formulations 121: 1030

Bibliographic information

• Title: Neonatal and Pediatric Pharmacology: Therapeutic Principles in Practice
• Editors: Sumner J. Yaffe, Jacob V. Aranda
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011
• ISBN: 0781795389, 9780781795388
• Length: 1042 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Chemotherapy; Medical / Pediatrics; Medical / Pharmacology