Children and Young People: Medicines Management

Royal College of Nursing (2020) Medicines management: an overview for nursing. London: RCN.

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BNF for children

• BNF for children online
• BNF and BNFC App (iOS and Android)

Department of Health and Department for Education and Skills (2004) National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services: medicines for children and young people. London: DH.

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Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2018) Professional guidance on the safe and secure handling of medicines (SSHM). London: RPS.

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We would like to thank the RCN CYP Professional Issues member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Barber P and Robertson D (2020) Essentials of pharmacology for nurses. 4th edn. London, England: McGraw Hill.

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Blair K (2011) Medicines management in children's nursing. Exeter: Learning Matters.

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Bruce E, Williss J and Gibson F (eds.) (2023) The Great Ormond Street Hospital manual of children's nursing practices. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

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Donaldson M, Gregory J, Van-Vliet G and Wolfsdorf J (2019) Practical endocrinology and diabetes in children. 4th edn. Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons.

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Lapham R (2021) Drug calculations for nurses: a step-by-step approach. 5th edn. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

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Martyn J-A, Carey M C, Gatford J D and Phillips N (2023) Gatford and Phillips' drug calculations. Tenth. Amsterdam: Elsevier

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Peate I and Dryden P (2022) Fundamentals of pharmacology for children's nurses. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley Blackwell.

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Price J and McAlinden O (2024) (eds.) Essentials of nursing children and young people. London: SAGE.

• Chapter 4 covers medication: management, administration and compliance.
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Young S and Pitcher B (2016) Medicines management for nurses at a glance. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.

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Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.

• Children and diabetes

Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.

• Children and asthma medicines
• Children and diabetes medicines

Journals of interest for children and young people medicines optimisation. Use these links to see details of availability.

• Open access journal:
  Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
• Open access journal:
  BMC Pediatrics
• Open access journal:
  International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology
• Journal of Child Health Care
• Nursing Children and Younger People
• Open access journal:
  World Allergy Organization Journal