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Neonatal Formulary advises on the safe use of medications in the pregnant or breastfeeding woman and her baby. It covers the period from conception through pregnancy and beyond with effects of administration of medicines to both mother and baby.
List of contents
- Part 1: Drug prescribing and drug administration
- Terms, symbols, abbreviations, and units
- Drug storage and administration
- Drugs and the law
- The care and use of intravascular lines
- Minimising intravenous infusion and drug hazards
- Excipients in Neonatal Medicinal Products
- Patient Safety Initiatives
- Writing a hospital prescription
- Adverse reactions and overtreatment
- Renal Failure
- Body weight and surface area
- Effects of therapeutic hypothermia on medications
- Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and appropriate dosing
- Part 2: Drug monographs
- Part 3: Maternal medication and its effect on the baby
- Introduction
- Further reading
- Maternal medication and the baby
About the author
Sean Ainsworth is a Consultant Neonatologist whose training in the North East of England first brought him into contact with the early editions of the Neonatal Formulary. He became involved in the writing of the book during the writing of the 3rd edition published in 2000. He took over the editing from Edmund Hey and Sam Richmond in 2014 with the 7th edition (published in 2014) with the aim to keep the publication true to its original aims. He now works as a Consultant Neonatologist in Kirkcaldy in Fife.
Summary
Neonatal Formulary advises on the safe use of medications in the pregnant or breastfeeding woman and her baby. It covers the period from conception through pregnancy and beyond with effects of administration of medicines to both mother and baby.
