The effects of drugs on the fetus and nursing infant: a handbook for health care professionals

"A pregnant woman should not take any drug unless it is necessary for her own health or that of her fetus," note J. M. Friedman and Janine Polifka. "Counseling a pregnant woman about possible effects of an environmental or drug exposure on her developing embryo or fetus is an importan...

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Main Authors: Friedman, Jan M. (Author), Polifka, Janine E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore [u.a.] Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 1996
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"A pregnant woman should not take any drug unless it is necessary for her own health or that of her fetus," note J. M. Friedman and Janine Polifka. "Counseling a pregnant woman about possible effects of an environmental or drug exposure on her developing embryo or fetus is an important component of her medical care."
Here, from the authors of the comprehensive catalog of the TERIS database - Teratogenic Effects of Drugs: A Resource for Clinicians - is a concise guide for physicians and other health care practitioners to the potential teratogenic risks of the 250 most commonly used prescription, over-the-counter, and recreational drugs. The Effects of Drugs on the Fetus and Nursing Infant presents agent summaries adapted from the TERIS database, including data on teratogenicity transplacental carcinogenosis, embryonic or fetal death, and fetal and perinatal pharmacologic effects of drugs. The authors also discuss the effects that maternal use of such drugs during lactation may have on the nursing infant
Item Description:Literaturangaben
Physical Description:XVIII, 648 S.
ISBN:0801853451

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