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Children’s Medicines: What Every Parent, Grandparent, and Teacher Needs to Know (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

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Most parents have worried about the side effects and conceivable long-term consequences of administering a particular medication to their child. The medication may be available over the counter, like cough syrup, or it can be prescribed by a doctor, like an antibiotic. Parents need to know: Is the medication secure? Is it effective? Will it help my child?

A pediatric pharmacist for nearly thirty years, Edward A. Bell has spent his career listening carefully to parents’ concerns. In Children’s Medicines, Bell draws on the latest scientific information, coupled with his experience in hospital and clinic settings, as a university professor, and as a parent, to answer questions about whether, when, and what medications to give to infants, children, and teenagers. Bell touches on practical issues of medication administration and explores areas of particular concern for parents.

Inside the book, readers will find
• information to help parents weigh the benefits and risks of medicines
• an explanation of why some adult medications aren’t secure for children
• descriptions of medicine for treating fever and common illnesses
• practical tips on measuring, flavoring, and administering medicines
• directions for giving medicine in the mouth, the nose, the ear, and the eye
• advice for keeping children of any age secure around medications
• facts about vaccinations: how they work, which ones are advisable, and their safety
• a guide to the FDA’s approval process for use of medicines by children
• information about drug pricing, expiration dates, and storing medicine at home
• a chapter on ADHD and the remedy of adolescent depression that takes into account the long-term side effects of antidepressants
• details about the usage of herbal and complementary therapies, including probiotics and vitamins
• a discussion of over the counter cough/cold products
• information on which websites to use for accurate medical and drug information

Full of information helpful to parents, grandparents, and others who provide take care of children, Children’s Medicines is a reliable and insightful guide to how drugs for children of all ages are prescribed and used.

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