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Title Therapeutics in pregnancy and lactation / edited by Anne Lee, Sally Inch, David Finnigan
Published Abingdon, Oxon : Radcliffe Medical Press, [2000]
©2000

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Description vii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Principles of drug use in pregnancy / Anne Lee -- 2. Principles of prescribing in lactation / Elena Grant and Peter Golightly -- 3. Common problems in pregnancy / Anne Lee -- 4. Common problems in the lactating woman / Sally Inch -- 5. Gastrointestinal disorders / Rodney Taylor -- 6. Hypertension / Martin Parkinson -- 7. Other cardiovascular disorders / Martin Parkinson -- 8. Respiratory disorders / Steve Chaplin -- 9. Epilepsy / Susanna Gilmour-White -- 10. Psychiatric disorders / Alan James Worsley -- 11. Infections / David Finnigan -- 12. Endocrine disorders / Helen Seymour and Kathryn Pughe -- 13. Nutrition in pregnancy / Martin Parkinson -- 14. Rheumatic disorders / Phil Young -- 15. Skin Disorders / Elizabeth Bardolph and Richard Ashton -- 16. Complementary/alternative medicine during pregnancy / Edzard Ernst -- 17. Social drugs / Simon Wills -- 18. Street drugs / Simon Wills
Summary "This book will assist doctors, pharmacists, midwives and other health professionals in dealing with the issue of medicine use in pregnant and breastfeeding women. It gives practical guidance on the principles of safe and effective prescribing, summarises the known effects of widely used drugs, and provides up-to-date information in one accessible source." "Therapeutics in Pregnancy and Lactation offers clear guidelines and comprehensive advice on a diverse range of topics from drug abuse to hypertension and epilepsy. It is fully referenced and complements other sources of information such as the British National Formulary."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Pregnancy -- Complications -- Treatment.
Pregnant women -- Drug use.
Pregnant women -- Medical care.
Obstetrical pharmacology.
Breastfeeding.
Fetus -- Effect of drugs on.
Fetus -- drug effects.
Pregnancy -- drug effects.
Drug Therapy -- methods.
Fetus -- drug effects.
Lactation -- drug effects.
Pregnancy.
Pregnancy Complications -- drug therapy.
Author Inch, Sally, 1951-
Finnigan, David.
Lee, Anne, 1963-
LC no. 00340755
ISBN 1857752694 paperback