Antiasthmatics
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…
PEDIATRICS
Antihistamine Drugs
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…
Psychopharmacology in Children and Adolescents
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
