Drug Facts Label
Name 3 main categories of a Drug Facts label.
What are ‘Active Ingredients, Uses, Warnings, Directions, Other Information, Inactive Ingredients, and Questions’?
Medications that do not require refrigeration should be stored this way
What is in a cool and dry place out of the reach of children and pets?
Method of determining dosing of medication in children
What is the current weight?
Compared to adults what is the average resting heart rate of a child ages 3-4 years
What is 80-120 beats per minute
What is the age range considered to be pediatrics?
What is 0-18 years old
This section of the Drug Facts label includes the symptoms that the medication treats
What is ‘Uses’?
Taking a medication in a manner other than how it is directed by a physician or on the drug label
What is misuse?
The most common OTC medication that is dosed improperly in children
What is acetaminophen
This objective tool is used to assess pain in children <1 year
What is NPASS
What equation do you use to calculate creatinine clearance in children?
What is Bedside Schwartz equation
This section of the Drug Facts label includes the correct dosing of the medication
What is ‘Directions’?
Children begin to self-medicate at this age
What is 11 years old?
This medication class is used to help close patent ductus arteriosus
What is NSAIDs
This enzyme is not active till 12 months of age
What is CYP1A2
What antibiotic is associated with tooth discoloration in children and neonates?
What is tetracyclines?
This section of the Drug Facts label includes ‘stop use and ask doctor if…”
What is ‘Warnings’?
Call 1-800-222-1222 for questions or concerns
What is Poison Control?
Why is preservative free IV medication important in infants?
What is benzyl alcohol crosses the blood brain barrier, leading to death
This medication is only used in premature babies
What is caffeine citrate
The dosing range for acetaminophen in children
What is 10-15 mg/kg every 4-6 hours
This section of the Drug Facts label includes medication storage information
What is ‘Other Information’?
Fraction of ER visits for medicine poisoning where the medication was in the reach of children
What is ⅔ of medicine poisoning ER visits?
Drugs such as Ceftriaxone are avoided in babies younger than 28 days
What is highly protein-bound drugs that displace bilirubin from protein binding sites?
Compared to adults what is the osmolarity of infants
What is 600 mOsm/kg (upper limit)
The primary risk of giving aspirin to children
What is Reye’s Syndrome