Paediatric Drug Handling

Paediatric Drug Handling
First edition

Ian Costello - Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, Paul Long - Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, Ian K Wong - Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, Catherine Tuleu - Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, The School of Pharmacy, University of London and Vincent Yeung - Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, The School of Pharmacy, University of London

This title is part of the ULLA Pharmacy Series: a new and innovative line of introductory textbooks on pharmaceutical science for students produced by the ULLA Consortium (European Consortium for Advanced Pharmaceutical Education and Research)

Written for new pharmaceutical scientists, Paediatric Drug Handling will aim to give a background in paediatric pharmacy and a comprehensive introduction to children's medication.

Children form a large percentage of the patient population, but few medicines have been designed and tested specifically for paediatric use.

This important new textbook:

deals with the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs and formulations in children of different ages
has a timely discussion of pharmacogenomics
addresses the real problem of medication errors in paediatric practice
discusses the challenges in the formulation of established, new and orphan drugs for use in paediatric practice
includes a survey of the regulatory processes for paediatric medicines throughout the world
covers the ethics of clinical trials in children and trial design in the case of rare diseases where patient numbers will be limited.

Written by international experts in the field, this introductory text is an excellent resource for postgraduate students in the pharmaceutical sciences.

Contents:
1. Updates of Paediatric Regulations Around the World: 2. Paediatric Formulations in Practice: 3. Paediatric Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics: 4. Pharmacogenomics Considerations in Paediatric Drug Handling: 5. Clinical Trials in Children: 6. Medication Errors in Paediatric Patients: