id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentences	flesch	summary	cache	txt
cord-018604-ua5h47jg	Dersch-Mills, Deonne	Assessment Considerations in Pediatric Patients	2018-12-28		.txt	text/plain	6368	312	47	Pharmacists need to be aware of this variability and use every patient encounter as an opportunity for assessment of many aspects of medication including dose, formulation, administration, and indication. Infants and children also have physiological differences that need to be considered especially when assessing efficacy, toxicity, and the patient's overall response to medications through physical exam or use of laboratory values. Lastly, a lack of appropriate medication formulations for children creates a requirement for pharmacists to specifically assess the formulations, measurement, and administration of pediatric medications. Until children are mature enough to provide this information themselves (note that this age varies depending on the child), parents and other caregivers are relied upon to provide an accurate history of the patient's illness(s) and medication(s). Because of the lack of appropriate information in the product labeling, alternative data sources need to be accessed to assess the use of the medication in an infant or child.	./cache/cord-018604-ua5h47jg.txt	./txt/cord-018604-ua5h47jg.txt