Optimizing treatment for children in the developing world. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stuart MacLeod, Suzanne Hill, Gideon Koren, Anders Rane, editors.
• Editors: MacLeod, Stuart M; Hill, Suzanne; Koren, Gideon, 1947-; Rane, Anders
• Contents: Children everywhere deserve evidence-based and accessible treatment -- Shifting demographics and clinical pharmacy/pharmacology priorities -- Access to medicines : more than just affordability -- Challenges in pediatric oral dosing -- Therapeutic research in low-income countries : studying trial communities -- MicroResearch : finding sustainable local health solutions in East Africa through small local research studies -- Medications in pregnancy : can we treat the mother while protecting the unborn? -- Drugs and breastfeeding : the knowledge gap -- Falsified and substandard medicines -- Regulatory science for paediatric medicines in low- and middle-income countries -- Enabling equitable access to essential medicines -- Clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care -- Promoting drug development and access : the role of international networks and organizations -- Standards of research for clinical trials in low- and middle-income countries -- Ethical considerations in the design of pediatric clinical trials in low- and middle-income countries -- Micronutrient deficiencies : impact on therapeutic outcomes -- Clinical pharmacology and the individualized approach to treatment -- Neglected diseases : drug development for Chagas disease as an example -- Health economic evaluations for improving child health in low- and middle-income countries -- Rational use of medicines (RUM) for children in the developing world : current status, key challenges and potential solutions -- Perspective on the role of the pharmaceutical industry -- Optimizing malaria treatment in the community -- Critical care for children in low- and middle-income countries : issues barriers and opportunities -- Child and adolescent mental health disorders : organization and delivery of care -- Psychotropic medications in pregnancy -- Child development, disability and global health : opportunity and responsibility -- Hydroxyurea therapy for sick cell disease in low-income countries -- Challenges in drug therapy of children in Africa -- Training clinicians in developing countries on rational use of medications in children and pregnant women -- Taking medicines for children forward.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Adis
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.19892091724; Child health services -- Developing countries; Preventive health services for children -- Developing countries; Pediatric pharmacology -- Developing countries; Child Health Services; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health; MEDICAL -- Pediatrics; Child health services; Pediatric pharmacology; Preventive health services for children; Developing countries; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319157504; 3319157507; 3319157493; 9783319157498
• Related ISBNs: 9783319157498
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed May 19, 2015).
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.