Table 4.

Content and organization comparison between neonatal formularies: Dosing recommendations.

Parameter	Neofax	ANMF	DPF	NNF	Pediatric and Neonatal Lexi-Drugs	BNF for Children
Dosing recommendations are differentiated by indication?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, every dosing recommendation is associated with indication(s)	Yes
Renal dosage adjustment (if applicable)	Yes, under the ‘Dose’ section	Yes, since 2020	Yes, specific section, including advice on adjustment based on AKI for > 3 months of age. Dose adjustment for neonatal maturation included in neonatal dosing recommendation.	Yes	Yes, under the ‘Dosing: Neonatal’ section	Yes
Hepatic dosage adjustment (if applicable)	Yes, under the ‘Dose’ section	Yes, since 2020	If applicable and available under ‘Warnings and Precautions’ section.	Yes	Yes, under the ‘Dosing: Neonatal’ section	Yes
Other dosage adjustments (if applicable)	Yes, under the ‘Dose’ section (e.g., TH and ECMO)	Yes, since 2020	If available from literature (TDM, ECMO, Hypothermia, obesity and pharmacogenetics).	Yes	Yes, under ‘Dosing: Neonatal’, as Notes at the top	Yes

AKI = acute kidney Injury, TH = therapeutic hypothermia, ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.