Dear colleagues,
The IAP Drug Formulary was officially released in 2005 and is now being used by over 10,000 pediatricians all over the country and abroad. More than 20,000 are using the IAP Drug Formulary mobile app. The Quarterly Web Update facility has made the contents quite dynamic. Changes are being made in the formulary as and when new developments in pharmacology and pediatric therapeutics became available.
After 44 Web Updates, the present 46th Web Updates contents are very different from that in the original book - IAP Pediatric Drug Formulary 2004. Therefore, every 3rd year a new hard copy edition of the book - latest being the 4th Edition - IAP Pediatric Drug Formulary 2015 - is published. The 5th Edition - IAP Drug Formulary 2018 - is to be in print by year end 2017.
The 'Pocket Dose Book of Medicines in Children and Adolescents' (new 6th edition is available) is a very popular publication of the IAP Drug Formulary.
All these products are available for online purchase at www.iapdrugformulary.com, This website of the IAP Drug Formulary also provides the Online Search facility for the users with valid password. Those who became an member of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics on or before Dec 31st 2015 could avail of 1 free IAP Drug Formulary mobile app key by registering for the same at this website. The IAP Drug Formulary mobile app is available in all platforms except the Windows version as the Windows has as yet not given their clearance despite regular application from our administrators. All quarterly Web Updates are automatically updated on these mobile apps. 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 2016 Dr Pramod Jog and IAP Hon Secretary General Dr Bakul Parekh; our IAP President 2017 Dr Anupam Sachdeva and the IAP Executive Board 2016 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.
Wishing all users a Happy 2017.
With warm personal regards,
Dr Jeeson C Unni MD, DCH,
Editor in Chief,
The IAP Pediatric Drug Formulary CDRom and Book,
Sr Associate Consultant Pediatrician
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