Pediatric Injectable Drugs (The Teddy Bear Book), 12th Edition

By Stephanie J. Phelps

Pediatric Injectable Drugs: The Teddy Bear Book is one of ASHP's most recognized and trusted resources dedicated to providing guidance on the use of injectable medications in children. For more than 20 years, pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other health professionals have relied on The Teddy Bear Book to provide the most comprehensive research-based information on administering injectable medications to children. The Teddy Bear Book is the only reference of its kind that focuses on the unique issues that healthcare professionals face when using injectable medications in children, such as limited fluid volumes, maximum concentrations, and rates of administration. The 12th edition features more than 4,800 references for 273 updated monographs (including 7 monographs that are new to this edition) that, like previous editions, cover the following areas: Medication error potential Infusion-related cautions Dosages and dose adjustment in organ dysfunction Additives and suitable diluents Maximum concentrations Preparation and delivery Bolus, intermittent, and continuous IV administration Other routes of administration New monographs include: Cysteine Cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin Dalbavancin Difibrotide Ferric derisomaltose Ferrumoxytol Varicella zoster immune globulin New features added to all monographs: Expanded monograph layout Pronunciations Enhanced safety information including ASHP's Standardize 4 Safety concentration standards, and The KIDs List AHFS? Pharmacologic-Therapeutic Classification? specific category identification

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585287180
• ISBN13: 9781585287185
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
• Length: 1104 Pages
• Weight: 6.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.0" x 8.5" x 11.0"