Pediatric Injectable Drugs (The Teddy Bear Book)

Pediatric Injectable Drugs: The Teddy Bear Book is one of ASHP's most recognized and trusted resources dedicated to providing guidance on the use of injectable medications in children. For more than 20 years, pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other health professionals have relied on The Teddy Bear Book to provide the most comprehensive research-based information on administering injectable medications to children.

The Teddy Bear Book is the only reference of its kind that focuses on the unique issues that healthcare professionals face when using injectable medications in children, such as limited fluid volumes, maximum concentrations, and rates of administration.

The 12th edition features more than 4,800 references for 273 updated monographs (including 7 monographs that are new to this edition) that, like previous editions, cover the following areas:

Medication error potentialInfusion-related cautionsDosages and dose adjustment in organ dysfunctionAdditives and suitable diluentsMaximum concentrationsPreparation and deliveryBolus, intermittent, and continuous IV administrationOther routes of administration

New monographs include:

Cysteine Cytomegalovirus immunoglobulinDalbavancin DifibrotideFerric derisomaltoseFerrumoxytolVaricella zoster immune globulin

New features added to all monographs:

Expanded monograph layoutPronunciationsEnhanced safety information including ASHP’s Standardize 4 Safety concentration standards, and The KIDs ListAHFS® Pharmacologic-Therapeutic Classification© specific category identification