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Includes instant access to the PDF/eBook and 10 CME post-test.

Now including app access!
We are pleased to announce a new online app version of the Medication Fact Book to use on your smartphone for rapid access whenever you need it. It's designed to look up med info quickly while seeing patients. All versions of your book purchase include (for free) access to this new resource. Take a sneak peek at how Carlat med fact book apps work in this short YouTube video.

The Child Medication Fact Book is a comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in child and adolescent psychiatry. Composed of single-page, reader-friendly fact sheets and quick-scan medication tables, this book offers guidance, clinical pearls, and bottom-line assessments of more than 70 of the most common medications you use and are asked about in your practice. Versions of this book can be purchased with a 10-credit CME online post-test.

View a PDF of sample pages, including the Table of Contents, Introduction, a sample algorithm, fact sheets, tables, and pages

Featuring: 

• NEW: 14 treatment algorithms to guide patient care 
• The latest on new medications such as Adhansia, Qelbree, Rexulti, and Rozerem 
• 76 medication fact sheets 
• Expanded complementary treatment chapter including lavender essential oil and saffron 
• 13 quick-scan medication reference tables 
• 11 appendices including informed consent, rating scales, and mental health apps, with eight corresponding tables 

Get the information you need at a glance: 

• Off-label uses 
• Dosage and generic availability 
• Mechanism of action 
• Cost information 
• Bottom-line impression