Children's Medicines

Bell, Edward A.

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press

Bell, Edward A.
Children's Medicines: What Every Parent, Grandparent, and Teacher Needs to Know.
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
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 Contents

Preface vii
1 The Science of Medicines for Children 1
• How medicines are studied in infants and children
• How and why medicines affect adults and children differently

2 The Art and Practicality of Giving Medicine

to Children 15
• Choosing and administering medicines: Common problems
for parents
• Talking with your pediatrician and pharmacist
• The best ways to give medicines to infants and children
• Giving medicine at school or daycare
• Why it’s important to take medicine as directed
• Benefits versus risks of medications
• Adverse effects of medicines in infants and children
• Protecting your child from medicine poisonings
• Generic medicines: Are they safe and effective?
• The rising cost of medicines
• Can you use expired medicines?

3 Over-the-Counter, Herbal, Supplement, and

Vitamin Products 50
• What you need to know about over-the-counter
(OTC) products
• Treating common childhood illnesses with
OTC products
• The regulation and manufacture of complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) products
 • Probiotics, melatonin, echinacea, and vitamins
• What about dietary supplements?

4 Medicines Used to Treat Depression and

Attention Deficit–Hyperactivity Disorder 84
• Antidepressant medicines for children and adolescents
• Antidepressant medicine controversies in children and
adolescents
• Stimulant and nonstimulant medicines for ADHD in children
and adolescents
• Considerations at the pharmacy
• Complementary and alternative medicines for depression
and ADHD

5 Vaccines 107
• The current pediatric immunization schedule
• Benefits of vaccines: diseases prevented
• Vaccine safety and adverse effects
• Common myths about vaccines
• Talking with your pediatrician about vaccine concerns
• Getting vaccine information from reliable and accurate
Internet sites
• Reducing pain from vaccine shots

6 Getting Reliable Information about Medicines:

The Internet and Your Pharmacist 122
• What you can learn on the Internet
• Your pharmacist as a valuable resource

Appendixes
A. Maternal Medications and Breastfeeding 131
B. Giving Medicine in Your Child’s Nose, Ear, and Eye 135
References 139
Index 143

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