Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation (DxPregLac) (Mobile)

Overview:

Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactationpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a Wolters Kluwer business 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. 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. Additionally, you'll get valuable added feature, available only from Skyscape: Table Viewer: All the richness of extensive tables, easily viewable on the compact screen of your mobile device.

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