Advanced Newborn and Infant Pharmacology

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Principles of pharmacology as applied to the child from birth to the age of 2 are presented. Common drug therapies across a wide array of classes for use in the NICU or those whose clinical condition originated in the neonatal period are discussed as well as novel, innovative, experimental treatment protocols, use of off-label medications, and therapeutic drug testing. The legal, ethical, and financial constraints relative to prescriptive authority of the NNP are presented. Prerequisite(s): Graduate level NUR 7102 Minimum Grade of C