Hale's medications & mothers' milk, 2021 : a manual of lactational pharmacology

Hale, Thomas Wright 1944- (author.).

Summary: "This essential reference contains current, complete, and evidence-based inforamtion on the transmission of maternal drugs into human milk. This 2019 edition has been extensively revised, and now includes 39 completely new and 331 updated medications, and state-of-the-art coverage of multiple diseases, vaccines, and syndromes. It addresses the use of radiopharmaceuticals, chemotherapeutic agents, and vaccines in breastfeeding mothers, and covers adult concerns, methods of reducing risk to infants, and infant monitoring"--Publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 0826189253
ISBN: 9780826189257
Physical Description: xvii, 715 pages ; 25 cm
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Edition: Nineteenth edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, [2021]

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"Written by a world-renowned expert in perinatal pharmacology, this essential reference contains current, complete, and evidence-based information on the transmission of maternal drugs into human milk. Because so many women ingest medications while breastfeeding, one of the most common questions encountered in pediatrics is: Which drugs are safe and which are hazardous for the infant? This 2021 edition has been extensively revised, and now includes 50 completely new and 356 updated medications, and state-of-the-art coverage of multiple diseases, vaccines, and syndromes. It addresses the use of radiopharmaceuticals, chemotherapeutic agents, and vaccines in breastfeeding mothers, and covers adult concerns, methods of reducing risk to infants, and infant monitoring"--Publisher's description.