Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation

By Gerald Briggs, Roger K. Freeman MD, Craig V Towers

Book Overview

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.
Key Features: More than 140 new drugs included in this edition.A-to-Z organization helps you find valuable information quickly.Each monograph covers: generic name (in US); risk factors; pharmacologic class; pregnancy and breastfeeding recommendations; pregnancy, fetal risk and breastfeeding summaries; as well as updated references.Quarterly updates, available online, keep you at the forefront of the field.Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496349628
• ISBN13: 9781496349620
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: LWW
• Length: 1648 Pages
• Weight: 8.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 8.6" x 11.1"