his volume in the "ULLA Series" is an introductory textbook on paediatric drug handling. Written for new pharmaceutical scientists, this book aims to give a background of paediatric pharmacy. Its scope is to give a comprehensive introduction to children's medication in terms of dosing in practice and paediatric pharmaceutics, physiological and drug disposition differences, clinical pharmacology and pharmacogenomics. Paediatric regulations around the world as well as drug licensing and clinical trials, compliance, safety and pharmacovigilance issues will also be developed.