Prescription Drugs in Pregnancy: Your Pocket Guide to Fetal Risk for Hundreds of Drugs (Pregnancy Birth Baby Care)

Many women of child-bearing age take prescription drugs for a variety of disorders, such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Whether planning their pregnancy or already pregnant, they want to know if these drugs are safe for unborn babies. This book, which comes in pocket size and the standard soft cover size, is designed to help fill that need—not only for these women, but for doctors, nurses, residents, and medical students as well. The book lists alphabetically, by generic name, the following information about more than 300 prescription drugs: generic name, brand name, drug use, pregnancy risk category, explanation of pregnancy risk category, studies in pregnant animals, studies in pregnant women, and helpful hints.