(Ebook) Neonatal Formulary: Drugs in Pregnancy and the First Year of Life : A Pharmacopoeia by The Northern Neonatal Network, Bmj ISBN 9780585495057, 9780727917386, 058549505X, 0727917382

(Ebook) Neonatal Formulary: Drugs in Pregnancy and the First Year of Life : A Pharmacopoeia by The Northern Neonatal Network, Bmj ISBN 9780585495057, 9780727917386, 058549505X, 0727917382

This major reference text provides in a compact, and regularly updated form all the information that doctors, midwives and nurses need to know about the prescribing of drugs, and about their safe and accurate administration. Including:Information on placental transfer, teratogenicity, and toxicity for each listed drug Information on the extent to which the drug appears in breast milk (and the extent to which this matters) A whole page monograph for all the commonly used drugs, blood products and vaccines and for a range of "orphan" drugs not mentioned in other standard formularies Key references to the recently published literature for each drug. Guidance on drug storage, safe drug administration, the care and use of intravascular lines and the recognition, management and reporting of adverse reactions. Also introductory advice on the management of suspected infection, renal failure, neonatal pain, circulatory and vascular problems and the control of seizures.The Neonatal Formulary is an invaluable reference for all hospital maternity departments.NEVER KNOWINGLY OUT OF DATE