New textbook on paediatric pharmacy for pharmaceutical scientists
 A new textbook on the handling of paediatric medicines is now available from the Pharmaceutical Press (Royal Pharmaceutical Society Publishing’s imprint). ‘Paediatric
drug handling’ is written for new pharmaceutical scientists and is designed to provide a background in paediatric pharmacy and a comprehensive introduction to children’s medication.
After a worldwide survey of regulatory processes for paediatric medicines,
the book goes on to examine the formulation of established, new and orphan
drugs for paediatric use. It then discusses the pharmacokinetics and
pharmacodynamics of drugs and formulations in children of different ages
and considers the role of pharmacogenomics in paediatric drug handling.
It then explores clinical trials involving children, including the ethics
of such trials and the design of trials concerned with rare diseases,
where patient numbers will be limited. Finally, the book addresses the
problem of medication errors in paediatric practice.
The book has been written by academic staff of the Centre for Paediatric
Pharmacy Research at the School of Pharmacy, University of London — Ian
Wong (professor of paediatric research and director of the centre), Catherine
Tuleu (lecturer in pharmaceutics and deputy director of the centre),
Ian Costello (now deputy chief pharmacist, St George’s Hospital,
London), Vincent Yeung (now good clinical practice inspector, Medicines
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) and Paul Long (senior lecturer
in molecular microbiology).
The book is the second title in a series of introductory texts for postgraduate
students in pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences produced by the
ULLA Consortium (the European University Consortium for Advanced Pharmaceutical
Education and Research), which is a collaborative initiative of a number
of pharmacy departments from leading universities in the UK, Sweden,
the Netherlands, Denmark, France and Italy.
The titles in the series are aimed at PhD students but are also expected
to appeal to postgraduate students undertaking master’s or diploma
courses, to undergraduates for specific courses and to practising pharmaceutical
scientists.
The first title in the series was ‘Pharmaceutical
toxicology’ (PJ,
19 August, 2006, p236). Other early titles will include ‘Molecular
biopharmaceutics’, ‘Proteomics and metabolomics in pharmaceutical
science’ and ‘Biomedical and pharmaceutical polymers’.
The 144-page paperback book costs £24.95. UK orders can be placed
by telephone (01767 604 971), fax (01767 601 640) or e-mail (rps@turpin-distribution.com)
or through the Pharmaceutical
Press website
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