DRUGS IN PREGNANCY AND THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE: A PHARMACOPOEIA
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This compendium was originally developed for use in the north of England, and sponsored for 10 years by the Northern Neonatal Network. It continues to be compiled and edited by Dr Edmund Hey. Pharmacy advisor Catherine Hall, MSc, MRPharmS ISBN 0 7279 1738 2 Typeset by SIVA Math Setters, Chennai, India Printed and bound in Spain by GraphyCems, Navarra
CONTENTS Introduction ......................................................................................................................................vii Acknowledgements.............................................................................................................................x Drug prescribing and administration....................................................................................................1 Terms, symbols, abbreviations, and units.......................................................................................