This is an updated and expanded edition of the popular pocketbook aimed to serve the needs of medical students‎,‎ resident doctors‎,‎ general practioners‎,‎ and consultant pediatricians‎.‎ Several newer formulations including antiretroviral agents‎,‎ antimalarias‎,‎ and antibiatics have been Included‎.‎ The standard or usual adult doses of most of the drugs are also provided‎.‎ The book also serve as a ready‎-reckoner of drug dosages to young residents and practising pediatricians‎,‎ and will intial confidence In their prescriptions and reduce the Incidence of avoidable side effects of drugs‎.‎ It provides brief Information on the pharmacokinetics of drugs with emphasis on advantages and disadvantages of various routes of administration‎,‎ drug absorption‎,‎ distribution‎,‎ bioavailabillty‎,‎ tissue binding‎,‎ half‎-life and metabolism and excretion‎.‎ The drugs have been listed alphabetically dally dosages per unit body weight‎,‎ frequency and route of administration‎.‎ Important cautions‎,‎ contraindications and adverse effects of selected drugs have been provided‎.‎ Trade names of formulations from standard pharmaceutical companies along with their products and strengths are also given‎.‎

• Book Name‎:‎ Drug Dosages in Children 9ed
• Auother‎:‎ Ashok K Deorari Meharbaan Singh
• Publisher‎:‎ CBS Publishers
• ISBN‎:‎ 9788123926278
• Book Type‎:‎ Pharmacology & Pharmacy