Pediatric Injectable Drugs (The Teddy Bear Book) - Softcover

Phelps Pharm.D., Stephanie J.; Hak Pharm.D. , Emily B.; Crill Pharm.D., Catherine M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 158528243X ISBN 13: 9781585282432

Publisher: ASHP, 2010

Synopsis

For nearly three decades, pharmacists treating newborns through adolescents have relied on Pediatric Injectable Drugs (the Teddy Bear Book) for evidence-based recommendations you can't find anywhere else. Now, you can get this information in its most current and useful form. The ninth edition of this trusted resource features 220 updated and new monographs, each with the following: * Brand names * Safety information, including medication error potential, U.S .boxed warnings, and contraindications * Infusion related cautions * Age-specific dosing information (including maximum dosages and adjustments in organ dysfunction) * Additives * Suitable diluents * Maximum concentration * Preparation and delivery * IV push, intermittent infusion, and continuous infusion recommendations * Other routes of administration (including IV and IM guidelines compiled specifically for pediatric patients) * Comments by pharmacy professionals in the field Monographs in the ninth edition draw from more than 4

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About the Author

Stephanie J. Phelps, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS

Dr. Phelps is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Pediatrics at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN. She is also Vice-Chair of Professional Programs for the Department of Clinical Pharmacy. Certified by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties in Pharmacotherapy, Dr. Phelps is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). She is an active member of The Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG) and is editor of their official publication The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

 Emily B. Hak, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS

Dr. Hak is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and an Associated Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacology at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. Dr. Hak is a fellow of the ACCP and Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certified in Nutrition Support and Pharmacotherapy. She is a member of the AQCCP, the PPAG, ASHP, the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA), the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN).

Catherine M. Crill, Pharm.D, BCPS

Dr. Crill is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. She is certified by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties in Pharmacotherapy and Nutrition Support and is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, ACCP, ASHP, PPAG, ASPEN, and TPA.

 

Edition details

• Publisher: ASHP
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158528243X
• ISBN 13: 9781585282432
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 720