Hale’s Medications & Mothers’ Milk 2019 – Extensively Revised to Include 39 New and 331 Updated Medications - 2019 Editi Ed 18

Hale’s Medications & Mothers’ Milk is the gold standard for all medical professionals as a pharmacology drug guide for nursing mothers. Written by a world-renowned expert in perinatal pharmacology, this essential RN pharmacology reference contains current, complete, and evidence-based information on the transmission of maternal drugs into human milk. Because so many women ingest medications while breastfeeding, one of the most common questions encountered in pediatrics is: Which drugs are safe, and which are hazardous for the infant? This highly regarded pharmacology book clears it all up.

This 2019 edition of this nursing drug guide has been extensively revised, and now includes 39 completely new and 331 updated medications, and state-of-the-art coverage of multiple diseases, vaccines, and syndromes. It addresses the use of radiopharmaceuticals, chemotherapeutic agents, and vaccines in breastfeeding mothers, and covers adult concerns, methods of reducing risk to infants, and infant monitoring.

When prescribing medication to nursing mothers, it’s imperative to be up to date and accurate, and this revised edition NP pharmacology reference book include:
An updated design for easier access to information
Drug names in running heads for easier reference
The latest information on the impact of prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs, herbs, and street drugs
Updates to existing drug monographs

Some of the key features in this acclaimed nursing pharmacology guide include:
Evidence-based, current information on over 1300 drugs, diseases, vaccines and syndromes
Dr. Hale’s renowned “Lactation Risk Categories”
Adult concerns, adult dose, pediatric concerns, infant monitoring, and alternatives
Key points and savvy tips about breastfeeding and medications for quick reference
Succinct information about evaluation of the infant
Common abbreviations and drugs listed in alphabetical order

Praise for Earlier Editions:

“[This] is our gold standard.”

–Sandra J. Cole, RNC, IBCLC

Sharp Mary Birch Hospital, San Diego, CA

“I am both a clinical instructor in maternal/child and IBCLC. I haven't used Briggs since Hale came along.”

–Barbara Hotelling, MSN WHNP LCCE CD(DONA) CHT IBCLC

Duke University Medical Center