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Title: The American Pharmaceutical Association Parent's Guide to Childhood Medications by Andrea Peirce, Andrea Peirce, American Pharmaceutical Association, Amer Pharmaceutical Assn ISBN: 0-8362-2138-9 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Pub. Date: July, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95

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Summary: Disappointing and incomplete.
Comment: I have found that I can't trust the data in this reference book at all.

For instance, under guaifenesin (an expectorant) it lists 22 over-the-counter liquids/tablets/capsules that contain guaifenesin, but it doesn't say which is in what form! So, if you are looking for guaifenesin in capsules (without the sugars and dyes found in the liquid), good luck! You'll have to contact 22 companies to find out which ones make it in capsule.

Then it mentions when to stop giving your child the medication - for instance, ifyour child becomes drowsy or develops nausea. Now, everything I've ever seen about guaifenesin indicates that rare nausea is the only known side effect, so this other warning about drowsiness doesn't make much sense to me. Why would a child become nauseated? No more info is given on it, so I'm left with a mystery...

Then, onto Ritalin, which I checked, just to see what it had to say. First of all, Ritalin doesn't have a listing by that name - but in the index it directs the reader to "Methylphenidate Hydrochloride", it's scientific, but little-known name. It mentions that Ritalin is a "mild central-nervous-system stimulant", but fails to mention that it is a Schedule II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, in the same category as cocaine and methamphetamine!!!

It does list the serious potential side effects, such as Tourette's syndrome, seizures, hallucinations, convulsions, delirium, etc., as well as the importance of not keeping a child on Ritalin for long periods of time. But it does not mention the possibility of suicide in children when they are taken off the drug, nor the very high percentages of children who use other drugs once Ritalin is taken away from them! The entire addiction factor of Ritalin is ignored by this reference book.

Another example is the Talcom Powder listing. It doesn't mention that talcum powder sometimes contains asbestos, and that a relationship between talcum powder use and ovarian cancer has been established.

All in all, this is a very poor reference book, and I feel it's a potential liability to anyone who trusts the data within.