Main description:

The Pediatric & Neonatal Dosage Handbook with International Trade Names, 20th Edition, features 983 drug monographs, each with up to 44 concise fields of information specific to neonates and children. It also includes an international index of trade names from more than 100 countries. 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 features: 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.