The newly updated Eighth Edition of Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation is available in PDA format for quick, easy point-of-care reference. It provides reliable, practical information on over 1,175 drugs commonly prescribed to pregnant or lactating women. Each drug entry summarizes potential side effects on the embryo and fetus and drug passage to the nursing infant. FDA Risk Factor ratings for each drug are included. Drugs are listed alphabetically by generic, domestic, and foreign trade names. Recommendations for pregnancy and breastfeeding are listed at the top of each drug entry to provide for quick reference. This edition includes 127 new drug entries and covers more herbal medicines and nutritional supplements used by women. Special emphasis is placed on drug-induced developmental toxicity, taking dosage into consideration wherever possible. Summary paragraphs have been added to most drug entries. Platform: Palm OS, Windows CE, and Pocket PC handheld devices Also Available for iPhone/IPod touch

The newly updated Eighth Edition of Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation is available in PDA format for quick, easy point-of-care reference. It provides reliable, practical information on over 1,175 drugs commonly prescribed to pregnant or lactating women. FDA Risk Factor ratings for each drug are included. Recommendations for pregnancy and breastfeeding are listed at the top of each drug entry to provide for quick reference. Drugs are listed alphabetically by generic, domestic, and foreign trade names. This edition includes 127 new drug entries and covers more herbal medicines and nutritional supplements used by women. Special emphasis is placed on drug-induced developmental toxicity, taking dosage into consideration wherever possible. Summary paragraphs have been added to most drug entries. Platform: Palm OS, Windows CE, and Pocket PC handheld devices Also Available for iPhone/IPod touch

Alphabetical generic listing of drugs. Intended for clinicians. Entries give generic and class names, breast feeding summary, risk factor, fetal risk summary, and references. Index.

The care of pregnant women presents one of the paradoxes of modern medicine. Women usually require little medical intervention during an (uneventful) pregnancy. Conversely, those at high risk of damage to their own health or that of their unborn require the help of appropriate medicinal technology, including drugs. Accordingly, there are two classes of pregnant women, the larger group requires support but not much intervention, while the other needs the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic measures applied in any other branch of medicine. This book presents the current state of knowledge about drugs in pregnancy. In each chapter information is presented separately for two different aspects of the problem seeking a drug appropriate for prescription during pregnancy, and assessing the risk of a drug when exposure has already taken place. Practising clinicians who prescribe medicinal products to women who are, or who may become, pregnant, will find this volume an invaluable reference.

The latest edition is the resource for any practicing OB/GYN, family physician, midwife, or pharmacist who prescribes medicinal products to or evaluates environmental or occupational exposures in women who are or may become pregnant. Based on the highly successful seven German editions of this reference, the up-to-date drug listings have been revised into a handy pocket guide color tabbed for quick access to important information. Easy to reference each drug is listed discussing the side effects, general impact on organ systems, potential toxicity, and risks before offering dosage recommendations. It is the only book of its kind to provide conclusive information on treatments for diseases during pregnancy and lactation and actions to be taken after (inadvertant) exposure to drugs suspected to be developmentaly toxic. Unlike other dosage guides, this edition is an affordable, compact compendium of knowledge on the very latest drugs and their effects on pregnant/lactating women. Provides conclusive information on the prevention of birth defects through the safe use of drugs before pregnancy, as well as during pregnancy and lactation Essential new information on herbs, vitamins, and nutrition supplements used during pregnancy Structured according to indication group, rather than alphabetically, providing a more user-friendly guide that makes it easier to compare drugs Includes a conveniently removable 'quick reference' card of most frequently used drugs and their safety

This single, comprehensive guide details how virtually all of today's drugs and herbal supplements interact with pregnancy and lactation. Covering nearly 2,000 substances, it indicates precisely whether each one is FDA-approved for use by expecting or nursing mothers...is known to be safe for use...or is known to pose a danger. Describes each substance's mechanism of action, side effects, drug-drug interactions, dosage, cost of therapy, and degree of safety during pregnancy or lactation. Indicates not only whether the FDA has approved a drug based on clinical trials, but also whether the drug is generally considered to be safe in the absence of FDA approval. Includes over-the-counter drugs and alternative medications as well as prescription drugs. Uses an eye-catching icon to highlight known teratogens. Makes reference easy with an alphabetical organization by both trade and generic name, a special index listing drugs by category, and a user-friendly page format. Also available as PDA software and in an economical book/PDA software package.

Put essential information at your fingertips – before you prescribe. The updated 11th edition of Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk lists more than 1,200 commonly prescribed drugs taken during pregnancy and lactation, with detailed monographs that provide the information you need on known or possible effects on the mother, embryo, fetus, and nursing infant. For the 11th edition, this bestselling reference has two new authors, both highly knowledgeable on the effects of drugs on the embryo-fetus and nursing infant: Craig V. Towers, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, and Alicia B. Forinash, a clinical pharmacologist specialist in obstetrics.