Sulfonamides
Sulfonamides Chokechai Rongkavilit Nahed Abdel-Haq Jocelyn Y. Ang Basim I. Asmar Introduction Sulfonamides are some of the most common and the oldest antimicrobial agents used in children. Their mode of…
PEDIATRICS
Ophthalmologic Drugs in Infants and Children
Ophthalmologic Drugs in Infants and Children John D. Roarty Introduction The study of ocular pharmacology in the pediatric population is often limited to case reports and small clinical series. This…
Topical Medications
Topical Medications Victoria Tutag Lehr Mirjana Lulic Botica Merene Mathew Topical administration represents an important method of delivery of medications for infants and children. Clinicians must remember to inquire about…
Drug Therapy in the Adolescent
Drug Therapy in the Adolescent Ian M. Paul Richard L. Levine Adolescence is a novel period in human development in which marked physical and physiologic changes occur. These are compounded…
Drug Therapy in the Pediatric Emergency Department*
Drug Therapy in the Pediatric Emergency Department* Shannon F. Manzi Michael W. Shannon Introduction Pharmacotherapy is an essential part of pediatric emergency medicine. Although few data are available, an estimated…
Therapeutic Applications in Pediatric Intensive Care
Therapeutic Applications in Pediatric Intensive Care Mary Lieh-Lai Ashok Sarnaik Introduction The worst thing about medicine is that one kind makes another necessary. –Elbert Hubbard Management of a critically ill…
Antiretroviral Pharmacology in Pregnant Women and Newborns
Antiretroviral Pharmacology in Pregnant Women and Newborns Mark Mirochnick Brookie M. Best Introduction As infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to spread throughout the world, HIV/AIDS has become a…
Drugs and Perinatal Brain Injury
Drugs and Perinatal Brain Injury Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos AgustÃn Legido Ignacio Valencia Om Prakash Mishra Severe fetal asphyxia may have a broad range of effects on the brain from no evident…
Pharmacologic Treatment of Neonatal Apnea
Pharmacologic Treatment of Neonatal Apnea Girija Natarajan Jose Maria Lopes J. V. Aranda Methylxanthines Since the initial report in 1973 of a decrease in the frequency of apneic episodes in…
Drugs and Lung Development
Drugs and Lung Development Alan H. Jobe John P. Newnham Lung development is a target for drug therapy only within the context of prematurity. Corticosteroids are standard of care for…
