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 Lexi-Comp's Pediatric Dosage Handbook with International Trade Names Index: Including Neonatal Dosing, Drug Administration, & Extemporaneous Preparations (Lexi-Comp's Drug Reference Handbooks) $60.95 The pediatric population is a dynamic group, with major changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics occurring throughout infancy and childhood. Because of these changes, the need for the evaluation and establishment of medication dosing regimens in children of different ages is great. "The Pediatric Dosage Handbook with International Trade Names Index" is the trusted resource for medical professionals managing pediatric patients worldwide. "The International Edition" contains all the content from the "Pediatric Dosage Handbook", plus an International Trade Names Index including drug trade names from over 100 countries. Updates to this Edition include: 17 new drug monographs; updates to hundreds of existing monographs, two new monograph fields, breast-feeding considerations, product availability, multiple appendix updates including antithrombotic therapy in neonates and children. This title also covers immunization guidelines, oral medications that should not be crushed or altered, pediatric HIV, serotonin syndrome, 855 drug monographs, up to 39 fields of information per monograph, usual dosage by age group (Neonatal, Pediatric, Adult), over 100 extemporaneous preparation recipes, dictionary-like headings at the top of each page, FDA 'Tall Man' lettering to help distinguish drugs with look-a-like names, therapeutic category & key world index, and international trade name index.  Lexi-Comp's Pediatric Dosage Handbook: Including Neonatal Dosing, Drug Adminstration, & Extemporaneous Preparations $55.95 I needed this book as it is a required text for my pediatric clinical rotation in nursing school. Since it was a required text, I didn't compare it to other pediatric dosage guides. I'm not a big fan of the layout, etc. compared to my Davis Drug guide for adults. It seems harder to follow and a little less consistent with regard to where certain information on each individual drug can be found. Unless it is a required text, I would probably shop around for a better PEDs dosage guide. |
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