Medications in Kids

11/4/2014; 73 minutes

Medication problems are greater in children and their doses must be carefully administered. Sarah Scarpace Lucas, UCSF Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist, describes drug disposition and dosing for pregnant and lactating women, infants, children and adolescents. She covers how to administer medication to children and certain preservatives/additives to avoid. She describes medication related problems in kids such as adverse drug reactions. She ends with recommendations to reduce risk and keep your child safe. Recorded on 07/24/2014. (#28508)

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