Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation

Provides valuable information on how to use more than 1,000 drugs when treating pregnant or lactating women.

The newly updated Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation is a quick, easy point-of-care resource. It provides reliable, practical information on more than 1,175 drugs that may be used by pregnant and lactating women. This latest update is based on the 8th edition and it includes additional features and enhanced functionality. Drugs are listed alphabetically by generic and US and foreign trade names.

Includes 127 new drug entries. The authors have added recommendations to all entries that indicate the level of risk to the fetus and nursing infant. These new recommendations help clinicians interpret animal and human pregnancy data to assess potential human risk when there are human data or the human data are limited or not available.

Key Features

• Drugs are listed alphabetically and indexed by generic, domestic, and foreign trade names.
• Each drug monograph 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.
• Recommendations for pregnancy and breastfeeding are listed at the top of each drug review to provide for quick reference.
• Places special emphasis on drug-induced developmental toxicity, taking dosage into consideration wherever possible.
• Includes more herbal medicines and nutritional supplements used by women.
• Summary paragraphs have been added to most drug reviews.

  Facts About Skyscape's PDA Medical Software
  Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation is current, accurate and easily cross-indexes with all of Skyscape's 500+ clinical, drug & diagnostic references.

SmartLink: Skyscape's patented SmartLink™ technology is a powerful tool that enables you to cross-reference our fully-integrated portfolio of over 500 resources in 35 specialties, quickly and easily. You are able to experience natural thought flow by referencing a disease from one resource and receive appropriate drug recommendations specifically for that topic, without having to go over the complete drug guide.

*All features are not supported by Symbian and iPhone platforms.

Randy Wobser
If you care for pregnant women, you undoubtedly value this text alot.
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Seoul, Korea
I recommend to clinicians who take care pregnant women, Medilac program will help you.
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Sachin Kotasthane
With the quick access of Skyscape software, I could make the quick decision of changing prescribed medication which was contraindicated in lactation as it had increased breast milk secretion.
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