Psychopharmacology in Children and Adolescents Adelaide Robb Treatment of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents must happen after several important events have occurred. The clinician must take an accurate history,…
Anticonvulsants Victoria Tutag Lehr Merene Mathew Harry T. Chugani Jacob V. Aranda Epilepsy during infancy and childhood represents a therapeutic challenge because as many as 30% of children continue to…
Antiviral Drugs: Treatment of the Fetus and Newborn Richard J. Whitley Edward P. Acosta David W. Kimberlin Introduction Parenteral therapy of viral infections of the newborn and infant became a…
Antifungal Agents Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez William J. Steinbach Daniel K. Benjamin Jr.* *Dr. Benjamin receives support from the United States Government for his work in pediatric and neonatal clinical pharmacology (1R01HD057956-02,…
Antituberculosis Drugs Alexander O. Tuazon Cecilia C. Maramba-Lazarte Tuberculosis remains a major global health problem, though the incidence per capita, prevalence, and death rates for tuberculosis are falling. Current challenges…
Anthelminthic Drugs in Children David J. Diemert Introduction Worldwide, some of the most common childhood infections are caused by helminths. Of these, schistosomiasis and the soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) which include…
Macrolides, Chloramphenicol, and Tetracyclines Basim I. Asmar Nahed M. Abdel-Haq Macrolides Erythromycin Erythromycin is the prototype of the macrolides. It has been one of the main antibiotics used in the…
Fluoroquinolones Urs B. Schaad Background Despite class label warnings against use in children, prescriptions for quinolone antibiotics to treat infections in children have become increasingly prevalent. Many of the characteristics…
Aminoglycosides and Glycopeptides Matthijs de Hoog John N. van den Anker Aminoglycosides General Aspects of Aminoglycosides Aminoglycosides have played a major role in antimicrobial therapy since their discovery in the…
Penicillins, Cephalosporins, and Other β-Lactams Sumathi Nambiar William J. Rodriguez The Penicillins Introduction Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 (1). In the 1940s, penicillin became available for use in clinical…
