Children's Medicines: What Every Parent, Grandparent, and Teacher Needs to Know Contributor(s): Bell, Edward A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1421423758 ISBN-13: 9781421423753 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Children's Health - Medical | Pharmacy - Medical | Pediatrics |
Dewey: 615.108 |
LCCN: 2017007354 |
Series: Johns Hopkins Press Health Books (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.40 lbs) 160 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family - Topical - Health & Fitness |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Most parents have worried about the side effects and possible long-term consequences of administering a particular medication to their child. The medication may be available over-the-counter, like cough syrup, or it may be prescribed by a doctor, like an antibiotic. Parents want to know: Is the medication safe? Is it effective? Will it help my child? A pediatric pharmacist for nearly thirty years, Edward A. Bell has spent his career listening carefully to parents' concerns. In Children's Medicines, Bell draws on the latest scientific information, coupled with his experience in hospital and clinic settings, as a university professor, and as a parent, to answer questions about whether, when, and what medications to give to infants, children, and teenagers. Bell touches on practical issues of medication administration and explores areas of particular concern for parents. Inside the book, readers will find Full of information helpful to parents, grandparents, and others who provide care for children, Children's Medicines is a reliable and insightful guide to how drugs for children of all ages are prescribed and used. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bell, Edward A.: - Edward A. Bell is a pediatric pharmacist and a professor of clinical sciences at Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the Blank Children's Hospital and Clinics, Des Moines, Iowa. He is the author of a monthly column on pediatric medicines for the journal Infectious Diseases in Children. |