Includes index. "Lexicomp is the official drug reference for the American Pharmacists Association."

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Neonatal editorial advisory panel -- Drug interactions editorial advisory panel -- Editorial advisory panel -- About the original authors -- Description of sections and fields used in this handbook -- Definition of age group terminology -- Preventing prescribing errors -- FDA Name Differentiation Project: the use of "tall man" letters. Alphabetical listing of drugs -- Appendix: Cardiology/pulmonary ; -- Comparative drug charts ; -- Conversion tables ; -- Gastroenterology and nutrition ; -- Growth and development ; -- Infectious diseases/immunology ; -- Laboratory ; -- Neonatology ; -- Nephrology ; -- Toxicology ; -- Miscellaneous.