Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation is a quick, easy point-of-care reference for clinicians treating new and expecting mothers.

Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation provides practical and reliable information for more than 1,175 drugs commonly prescribed to pregnant or lactating women.

Features:

• Includes FDA Risk Factor ratings for each drug
• Drugs are lsited alphabetically and indexed by generic, domestic, and foreign trade names
• Recommendations for pregnancy and breast feeding are listed at the top of each drug review to provide for quick reference
• 127 new drug entries
• Includes more herbal medicines and nutritional supplements used by women
• Summary paragraphs have been added to most drug reviews

Each drug monograph follows a consistent fomrat summarizing potential side effects on the embryo and fetus and drug passage to the nursing infant.

This allows healthcare professionals to consider risk versus benefit before prescribing a drug and to estimate the risk when exposure has already occurred.

PDA Platforms Supported:

• Palm Ol
• Windows CE
• Pocket PC handheld devices
• Desktop/Tablet PC Version requires Windows 98 or higher

Accompanies: Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation 8th edition

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