Neonatal Formulary. Drug use in pregnancy and the first year of life. Ninth Edition

• Bringing together a mix of pharmacological and clinical knowledge, Neonatal Formulary is an essential resource for the neonatal and paediatric ward
• Covers medication use from conception through pregnancy and beyond with effects of administration of medicines to both mother and baby
• Detailed, up-to-date neonatal drug monographs are extensively referenced and linked to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews to provide evidence-based use of medicines
• Highlights the effects of excipients (i.e. the forgotten ingredients in medicines) which can have the potential for harm in the young or premature baby

New to this Edition:

• Features new and emerging drugs, several of which are antibiotics targeting multi-resistant bacteria that are globally problematic in neonatal units
• Incorporates information about the nationally agreed standardised concentrations for infusions that are used with smart-pump technology

Description

Neonatal Formulary provides comprehensive guidance on the safe use of the drugs prescribed for neonates. It also provides guidance on safe use of maternal medications during pregnancy, labour, delivery, and during lactation. As well as many drugs encountered during the first year of an infant's life.

Part 1 focuses on drug storage, licensing, and prescribing. It also explains why neonatal drug metabolism differs from other age groups. Patient safety initiatives, excipients, and therapies that affect drug metabolism are also covered.

Part 2 covers over 250 drugs, vaccines, breast milk fortifiers, and specialist formula milks used in neonatal care. This new edition contains several new drugs and vaccines. Each chapter has been extensively reviewed and updated with new information that has come to light, such as using smaller syringes for infusions of short half-life drugs and nationally agreed standardised concentrations for infusions.

Part 3 discusses over 700 additional drugs and groups of drugs that mothers might be prescribed during pregnancy, labour and delivery, or during breastfeeding, and how these might impact on the fetus or infant.

On-line supplemental information is provided for medications that are no longer in common use as well as more in depth discussions about many of the commoner drugs still in use.

Containing far more detail than is available in the British National Formulary for Children, and with additional online material, Neonatal Formulary is an essential guide for neonatologists, paediatricians, neonatal nurses, hospital pharmacists, obstetric staff, and all health care professionals caring for pregnant women and their infants.