By
- Gerald G Briggs BPharm, FCCP Pharmacist Clinical Specialist (Obstetrics), Outpatient Clinics, MemorialCare Center for Women, Miller’s Children’s Hospital, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
- Roger K Freeman MD Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of California, Irvine Orange, California Member Board of Directors
- Sumner J Yaffe MD Consulting Professor, Stanford University of Medicine, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
An A-Z listing of drugs by generic name. Each monograph summarizes the known and/or possible effects of the drug on the fetus. It also summarizes the known/possible passage of the drug into the human breast milk.
A careful and exhaustive summarization of the world literature as it relates to drugs in pregnancy and lactation. Each monograph contains six parts:
- Generic US name
- Pharmacologic class
- Risk factor
- Fetal risk summary
- Breast feeding summary
- References
Features for this edition include:
- 1200 commonly prescribed drugs including 105 new drugs
- New mobile application to access the content on the go*
- Cross-referenced combination drugs
- New list of drugs contraindicated during breastfeeding
- New list of drugs contraindicated in pregnancy
- List of drugs known to cause human developmental toxicity
- More summaries at the beginning for pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Brand new trim size 8.5 x 11
- 4-color design
- Consistently formatted throughout
- Companion site includes fully searchable text and updates from the Briggs newsletter
With the ever changing drug information and guidelines, make sure you have the most current edition of Briggs Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation to provide your patients with the best care.
Key Features:
- NEW 105 new drugs
- NEW Mobile application*
- NEW Cross-referenced combination drugs
- NEW list of drugs contraindicated during breastfeeding
- NEW list of drugs contraindicated in pregnancy
- NEW list of drugs known to cause human developmental toxicity
- NEW More summaries at the beginning for pregnancy and breastfeeding
- NEW Brand new trim size 8.5 x 11
- 4-color design
- Consistently formatted throughout
- 1200 commonly prescribed drugs
- Companion site includes fully searchable text and updates from the Briggs newsletter
*App included with the book is a free version with limited content. An in-app purchase is available for an upgrade to the full app content.