Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation

When patients are asking important questions about the effects of drugs on the foetus and newborn, this resource provides the practitioner with a reliable database and the answers to these critical questions. Since the publication of the first edition in 1983, this book has provided a quick, definitive reference to all the risks and benefits of medications used during pregnancy and lactation. This classic reference is available in an edition that is fully revised and easy-to-use. The authors have carefully evaluated the available research for you, focusing on human rather than animal data to establish risk factors for over 500 drugs, including information on drugs such as marijuana, Cocaine, Valproic acid, amphetamines, cardiac drugs, anthelmics and much more. Easy and accessible format; each drug is concisely described and divided into sections which list its generic name and pharmacological class.