Children's Medicines

Bell, Edward A.

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Bell, Edward A.
Children's Medicines: What Every Parent, Grandparent, and Teacher Needs to Know.
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
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 Index
absorption: oral, 9; topical, from skin,
8–9
acetaminophen, for fever, 57–60;
dosage calculation, 61–64
adherence of medicine, 37–39
administering medicine: into child’s
nose, ear, or eye, 135–37; orally,
24–27
adverse effects of medicines, 12–14,
18, 22–23
albumin, 9–10
alternative and supplement medi-
cine: for ADHD, 105; method of
choosing, 81–82; regulation and
manufacture of, 71–74
amphetamine, 98–99
antibiotics, taste of, 27–28
antidepressants, for depression:
adverse effects of, 89–90; con-
siderations at pharmacy, 96; and
increased risk of suicide, 92–95;
problems when taking, 90–92
antihistamines, 13
approval of medicine for infants and
children, 2–3
as needed administration of medi-
cines, 23–24
aspirin, 12–13
attention deficit–hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD), 97–104
143
benefits of medicines, 21
benefit-to-risk consideration of
medicines, 23, 39–41
benzyl alcohol, 10
Best Pharmaceuticals Act, 4
body temperature, 56
breastfeeding, medication and,
131–34
camphor, 42
children not small adults, 5
chloramphenicol (antibiotic), 10
clonidine, for ADHD, 100
codeine, for cough, 67–68
complementary and alternative
medicines, 71–83; and choosing
products, 81–82; Echinacea, 78;
melatonin, 77–78; probiotics,
75–77; regulation and manufacture
of, 72–75; vitamins, 78–80
corticosteroids, topical, 8–9
costs of medicine, 44–45
coughs and colds, 64–69
dehydration, 70
depression, 85–97
diarrhea, 69–71
distribution of drugs, 9–10; and body
water content, 9; hydrophilic vs.
lipophilic, 9; and proteins in blood,
9–10; volume of, 9
dose extrapolation, 1
dosing: devices, 24–27, 30; schedule,
18, 20–21, 24–27
Drug Facts label, 53, 55
Echinacea, 78
errors in administering medicine,
15–19
excretion of drugs, by kidneys, 10–11
expired medicine, 46
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act of 1938, 7
fever, 54–64; definition of, 56
flavoring liquid medicines, 28
food, giving medicine with, 34–35
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), 2
gasping syndrome, 10
generic medicine, 43–44
gray baby syndrome, 10
guanfacine, for ADHD, 100
herbal medicines, 50, 71, 78
honey, for cough, 67
ibuprofen, for fever, 57–60; dosage
calculation, 63–64
immunization schedule for children,
108–9, 110–11
Internet: drug information and,
122–28; judging reliability of sites
on, 124–25; recommended sites on,
126–27
isoniazid (antibiotic), 13
Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment, 7
label, medicine, 2–3
Lexapro, for depression, 88–89
144  •  Index
liquid medicine, technique of
administering, 31–32
liver, 10
measuring liquid medication, 16;
in milliliters, 25; using teaspoon/
tablespoon, 25
melatonin, 77–78
metabolism, 10
methylphenidate, for ADHD, 98–99
methyl salicylate, 42
missed doses, 22
mistakes in giving medicines, 15
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs), 13
off-label use of medicines, 4
omega-3 fatty acids, for ADHD, 105
oral rehydration solution, for diarrhea,
70
over-medicating, 17
over-the-counter (OTC) medicine,
50–71; Drug Facts label, 53–54,
55; history of, 11–12; regulation
of, 51; review of, 51; for treatment
of coughs and colds, 64–69; for
treatment of diarrhea, 69–71; for
treatment of fever, 54–64
Pediatric Research Equity Act, 4
pharmacist, what to discuss with,
19–24, 125–28
Poison Control center phone number,
42
poisonings from medicines, 41–43
probiotics, 75–77
Prozac, for depression, 88–89
psychotherapy, for depression, 86
Reye’s syndrome, 13
Rocephin (antibiotic), 10
school and daycare, giving medicine
during, 35
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
(SSRIs), for depression, 87–92,
133–34
skin, of infants and children, 8–9
stimulant medicines: and ADHD,
98–100; and considerations at
pharmacy, 104–5
St. John’s Wort, 96–97
storage of medicines, 19
Strattera, for ADHD, 100
suicide from antidepressant medicines,
92–95
sulfanilamide (antibiotic), 7
supplement products, 71
swallowing medicine, 32–33
tablets and capsules: administering,
32–34; breaking or crushing,
32–34; sprinkle, 33
Index  • 145
taste of liquid medicines, 27–31;
improving, 28–30
testing medicines in children,
2–7
tetracycline (antibiotic), 13
thalidomide, 7
therapeutic orphan, 1
toxicity, 23
trade vs. generic brands, 18
vaccines: adverse effects of, 110, 113–16;
benefits of, 111–13; infectious
diseases targeted by, 112, 114–15;
information sources about, 118–19;
myths about, 116–18; reducing pain
from injection sites, 118–20
vitamin D, 79–80
vitamins, 78–80
vomiting after taking medicine, 34
weight, of child, 16