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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877552003321

Titolo

Neonatal formulary 6 : drug use in pregnancy and the first year of life / / [compiled and edited by Edmund Hey]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London], : BMJ Books

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-283-05297-0

9786613052971

1-4443-2977-4

1-4443-2978-2

Edizione

[6th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (331 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HeyEdmund

Disciplina

615.130832

618.92/01

618.9201

Soggetti

Newborn infants - Effect of drugs on

Obstetrical pharmacology

Pharmacopoeias - Great Britain

Formularies as Topic

Infant, Newborn, Diseases - drug therapy

England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Neonatal Formulary 6; Contents; Introduction; Important advisory statement; Further reading; Part 1 Drug prescribing anddrug administration; Terms, symbols, abbreviations and units; Drug storage and administration; Drugs and the body; Drugs and the law; Care and use of intravascular lines; Minimising IV infusion and drug hazards; Writing a hospital prescription; Adverse reactions and overtreatment; Maternal drug abuse; Renal failure; Body weight and surface area; Useful website addresses; Part 2 Drug monographs; Part 3 Maternal medication andits effect on the baby; Introduction

Further readingMaternal medication and the baby; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Now in its sixth edition, the Neonatal Formulary continues to provide



advice on the safe use of drugs commonly given to babies during labor, delivery and the first month of life. In addition to the 230 monographs featured in the previous edition, 6 new drugs were added and all references have been updated. An accompanying website offers regular updates and electronic cross-links to a wide range of other useful information for neonatologists and neonatal nurses, hospital pharmacists, obstetric staff or general practitioners. For easy access, the whole text is also available for purchas