Dear colleagues,
The IAP Drug Formulary Web Update 2016 (1) Edition 42 - 40th Web Update and 1st for 2016 - is ready for download. This Web Update will contain a review on all 36 metabolic disorders chapters and deletion of 1; addition of 1 drug monograph, correction in 1, messages from IAP President 2016, changes in the contributors list and updates for the mobile app.
On the mobile apps, IAP Essential Medicines List and General Prescribing Information links have been added. The user interface of the mobile apps have been improved to make it more user friendly. It is available for iOS (iPhone, iPad), Android, Symbian and Blackberry and will soon be available on the Windows app platform. This facility along with the IAP Drug Formulary 2015 - 4th hard copy edition released at PEDICON 2015 in New Delhi, the Online Desktop and PDA version and the 'Pocket Dose Book of Medicines in Children and Adolescents' (new 5th edition released at PEDICON 2015) have made this formulary a wholesome product. 'IAP Drug Formulary - Infectious Disease Update''' - another publication of the IAP Drug Formulary was re-printed year before last on popular demand. The mobile app and the Online Desktop and PDA version, empowers the user to browse all the data from ones Desktop or any model of mobile phones/PDAs with internet connection from anywhere in the world. However, the user needs to have the CDRom of the formulary to have the user id (CD Key given on the back cover of the CD) to be able to download the quarterly web updates that will continue to be available. This quarterly web publication of the IAP continues to be the first drug formulary in the world that provides such a facility.
The IAP Drug Formulary 2015 book (4th hard copy edition of the formulary), the CD of the IAP Drug Formulary, the mobile apps, other publications of IAP DF and the Online Desktop and PDA/mobile phone version may be bought either by paying online at our website www.iapdrugformulary.com or by sending a DD in favour of 'IAP Drug Formulary' payable at Kochi (for Indian buyers only) to our IAP Drug Formulary office at Cochin (address given on purchase or contact us page on the website) - online purchase is preferred.
All users are requested to register at the site - www.iapdrugformulary.com - as soon as they buy the software so that their CD Key would be available in our archives for recall in case the user looses the same. We would also be able to send the user newsletters regarding availability of latest updates if the users e mail id is available on the website registration form. Please read through installation and update tips available at the site.
The Formulary contains information, which, to the best of our knowledge, is accurate and up-to-date. But every practitioner must, as we have always insisted, take individual responsibility for taking all precautions when dispensing and administering drugs to children. We are looking forward to comments and criticism regarding the update.
We place on record, our sincere thanks to IAP President 2015 Dr SS Kamath and IAP Hon Secretary General Dr Pravin Mehta; our IAP President Elect 2015 Dr Pramod Jog and the IAP Executive Board 2015 for their support, Executive Committee of IAPCMIC for their encouragement and help and all the IAP Sub Chapters and the contributors for their expert inputs. The IAP Drug Formulary 2015 is the result of inputs from 98 contributors who are experts in their respective specialties and we are indebted to them for sparing their time and expertise for this project. I request all Chairpersons and Secretaries of our sub chapters to continue updating their respective chapters to make this quarterly web publication of the IAP a success. SIDSSOL Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore has continued to be very professional and astute in their work. We are thankful to Micro Labs and Pfizer India Ltd for providing an Educational Grant for printing IAP Drug Formulary 2015 and 5th Edition of 'Pocket Dose Book of Medicines in Children and Adolescents', respectively.
Useful and meaningful quarterly updates will continue to be made available so that this ongoing publication of IAP meets international standards and continues to be sought after by all those caring for children and adolescents.
Wishing all users happy reading
With warm personal regards,
Dr Jeeson C Unni MD, DCH,
Editor in Chief,
The IAP Pediatric Drug Formulary CDRom and Book,
Consultant Pediatrician
Dr Kunhalu's Nursing Home, T D Road, Kochi - 682 011
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