Thoroughly updated, featuring 127 new drug entries, the Eighth Edition of this popular reference provides practical, reliable information on more than 1,175 drugs that may be used by pregnant and lactating women.

Each monograph summarizes the known and/or possible effects of the drug on the fetus and the known/possible passage of the drug into breast milk. FDA Risk Factor ratings for each drug are also included. Drugs are listed alphabetically and indexed by generic and United States and foreign trade names.

This edition includes more herbal medicines and nutritional supplements used by women. An important feature: Recommendations for pregnancy and breastfeeding are shown at the top of each review to provide a quick assessment of the drug.

A companion Website will offer the fully searchable online text with links to the Briggs Update newsletter.

By Gerald G. Briggs, B.Pharm.; Roger K. Freeman, M.D.; and Sumner J. Yaffe, M.D.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7817-7876-3; 2008; 2,013 pages; hardcover