Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Sylvain Chemtob Véronique G. Dorval Inflammation is among the most important tissue responses to injury; it is observed in all acquired disorders as well as genetic conditions…
Local Anesthetic Solutions for Regional Anesthesia in Infants, Children, and Adolescents Santhanam Suresh Charles J. Coté The use of local anesthetics has increased in the pediatric population because of the…
Analgesic Agents Sinno H.P. Simons Brian J. Anderson Dick Tibboel Introduction It was generally believed that neonates were unable to experience pain (1). The importance of antinociceptive therapy in children,…
Immunosuppressive and Immunomodulatory Drugs Amrish Jain Rudolph P. Valentini Tej K. Mattoo Scott A. Gruber Introduction Organ transplantation has been performed successfully in infants, children, and adolescents for over four…
Clinical Pharmacology of Antineoplastic Drugs Stacey L. Berg Lisa R. Bomgaars David G. Poplack Challenges inherent in administering antineoplastic therapy safely to children are numerous. Among the most critical issues…
Cardiovascular Drugs Eli Zalzstein Rafael Gorodischer Drugs Used in the Management of Congestive Heart Failure General Considerations Heart failure is defined as the pathophysiologic state wherein the heart is unable…
Antipyretics John T. Wilson Victoria Tutag Lehr Erika Crane Margaret Ann Springer Introduction Fever has been recognized since antiquity and variously attributed to a myriad of causes from excessive yellow…
Antiasthmatics Hengameh H. Raissy H. William Kelly Stanley J. Szefler Introduction Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children in the United States affecting about 9 million children younger…
Antihistamine Drugs Yesim Yilmaz-Demirdag Sanaa A. Mahmoud Sami L. Bahna Antihistamines are among the most frequently used medications worldwide. As a body chemical, histamine has a role in health as…
