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…
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,…
