Main description:

The Pediatric & Neonatal Dosage Handbook, 20th Edition, features 983 drug monographs, each with up to 44 concise fields of information specific to neonates and children. This resource follows a convenient, dictionary-like format with drug products alphabetically organized and cross-referenced by U.S. and Canadian brand names. Lexicomp pediatric and neonatal drug information is supplemented by an over-250-page Appendix of comparative charts, tables and supportive information. A Therapeutic Category & Key Word Index is also included. It includes: 38 New Drug Monographs; Updates to Hundreds of Existing; Monographs; New Appendix Sections: Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs; Pounds/Kilograms Conversions; Temperature Conversions; Updated Appendix Topics: Inhaled Corticosteroids; Management of Drug Extravasations; Enteral Nutrition Product Comparison; Emetogenic Potential of Antineoplastic Agents in Children; Pediatric HIV; Adult and Adolescent HIV; and, Perinatal HIV Immunization Guidelines.