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DRUGS IN PREGNANCY AND LACTATION
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Active
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Author:
Gerald Briggs, BPharm, FCCP, Roger Freeman, MD, Sumner Yaffe, MD
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Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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A DCT Selection
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R2 Library Release Date:
12/3/2009
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Resource Description:
Thoroughly updated, with 127 new drug entries, the Eighth Edition of this popular reference provides practical, reliable information on over 1,175 drugs commonly prescribed to pregnant or lactating women. 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. Drugs are listed alphabetically and indexed by generic, domestic, and foreign trade names. Recommendations for pregnancy and breastfeeding are listed at the top of each drug review to provide for quick reference. This edition places special emphasis on drug-induced developmental toxicity, taking dosage into consideration wherever possible. Coverage includes more herbal medicines and nutritional supplements used by women. Summary paragraphs have been added to most drug reviews. This edition also has a full-color design.
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Now in its 30th year, Handbooks in Health Care Company (HHC), a division of Associates in Medical Marketing Company Inc., has sold millions of copies of over 100 original, pocket-sized handbooks in almost every major therapeutic category and disease state. Authored by distinguished clinicians, our medical library features clearly written, liberally illustrated, authoritative handbooks that are essential reading for medical professionals. Our ever-expanding library also features a section of patient-based handbooks to allow patients and their families to be better informed about the care they receive.
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