TEXTBOOK AND PUBLICATION ERRATA

Pediatric Injectable Drugs Eighth Edition (The Teddy Bear Book) - Correction Notice

The publishers wish to inform you of the following correction to the Pediatric Injectable Drugs Eighth Edition (The Teddy Bear Book) in the monograph for Ceftriaxone Sodium.

Correction:

Page 92 – Ceftriaxone Sodium
“Dosage” section – Infants and Children
Mild to moderate infections:  50 – 75 mg/kg (up to 2 g/d) given once daily or divided q12h.
Severe infections (including meningitis):  80 – 100 mg/kg (up to 4 g/d) given once daily or divided q12h.

We ask you to make this correction in all copies of Pediatric Injectable Drugs 8th Edition (The Teddy Bear Book) and to communicate it to all others on your staff who may use the book. The link to this posting is www.ashp.org/Import/NEWS/Corrections/CorrectionNotice.aspx.