Abstract

Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation, 3^rd Edition is a quick and reliable reference for all those working in disciplines related to fertility, pregnancy, lactation, child health and human genetics who prescribe or deliver medicinal products, and to those who evaluate health and safety risks. Each chapter contains twofold information regarding drugs that are appropriate for prescription during pregnancy and an assessment of the risk of a drug when exposure during pregnancy has already occurred. Thoroughly updated with current regulations, references to the latest pharmacological data, and new medicinal products, this edition is a comprehensive resource covering latest knowledge and findings related to drugs during lactation and pregnancy.

• Provides evidence-based recommendations to help clinicians make appropriate recommendations
• Uniquely organized and structured according to drug class and treatment indications to offer authoritative clinical content on potential adverse effects 
• Highlights new research developments from primary source about working mechanism of substances that cause developmental disorders

"...highly recommended to all clinicians. It offers more specific recommendations regarding treatment options than a similar book, Hale's Medications and Mothers Milk, 12th edition.
- DOODY ENTERPRISES, Inc.
"A welcome edition to an already thorough reference...invaluable...worthy of a spot on a bookshelf of any health care practitioner who advises pregnant or lactating women."
- Myla Moretti, Motherisk Program, Toronto, Ontario, in CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY
"This book has staying power, and I expect we will see subsequent editions on a regular basis...the book will find an appreciative audience."
- Anthony R. Scialli, M.D., Reproductive Toxicology Center, Bethesda, MD
"A user-friendly pocket guide that's been extensively revised throughout...includes a removable quick reference card on the safety of most frequently used drugs."
-CONTEMPORARY OB/GYN
"It is wonderful to have another source to assess the risks for use of medications not only in pregnancy but while breastfeeding."
--Sharon Voyer Lavigne, M.S, Connecticut Pregnancy Exposure Information Service
"Drugs During Pregnancy and Lacation, Treatment Options and Risk Assessment, Second Edition, is a well organized, concise, and comprehensive reference guide assembled by internationally recognized experts in the field – a valuable tool for clinicians."
--Christina D. Chambers, Ph.D., M.P.H., Departments of Pediatrics and Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California in San Diego