Description

Serves as a ready-reckoner of drug dosages for young residents and practising pediatricians which will instil confidence in their prescribing abilities and reduce the incidence of avoidable side effects of drugs. It provides brief Information on the pharmacokinetics of drugs with an emphasis on the 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 with 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.