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Inside the book, readers will find; information to help parents weigh the benefits and risks of medicines; an explanation of why some adult medications are not safe for children; descriptions of medicine for treating fever and common illnesses; practical tips on measuring, flavoring, and administering medicines; directions for giving medicine in the mouth, the nose, the ear, and the eye; advice for keeping children of any age safe around medications; facts about vaccinations: how they work, which ones are recommended, and their safety; a guide to the FDA's approval process for use of medicines…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Inside the book, readers will find; information to help parents weigh the benefits and risks of medicines; an explanation of why some adult medications are not safe for children; descriptions of medicine for treating fever and common illnesses; practical tips on measuring, flavoring, and administering medicines; directions for giving medicine in the mouth, the nose, the ear, and the eye; advice for keeping children of any age safe around medications; facts about vaccinations: how they work, which ones are recommended, and their safety; a guide to the FDA's approval process for use of medicines by children; information about drug pricing, expiration dates, and storing medicine at home; a chapter on ADHD and the treatment of adolescent depression that takes into account the long-term side effects of antidepressants; details about the use of herbal and complementary therapies, including probiotics and vitamins; a discussion of over-the-counter cough/cold products; information on which websites to use for accurate medical and drug informationFull of information helpful to parents, grandparents, and others who provide care for children, Children's Medicines is a reliable and insightful guide to how drugs for children of all ages are prescribed and used.
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Autorenporträt
Edward A. Bell is a pediatric pharmacist and a professor of clinical sciences at Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the Blank Children's Hospital and Clinics, Des Moines, Iowa. He is the author of a monthly column on pediatric medicines for the journal Infectious Diseases in Children.