Drugs and pregnancy
Subtitle: a handbook
By: Bertis B. Little
Publisher: Hodder Arnold; Distributed in the U.S.A. by Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781444113471
Subjects: Fetus; Chemically induced; Drug effects; MEDICAL; Obstetrical pharmacology; Gynecology & Obstetrics; Effect of drugs on; Drug abuse in pregnancy; Drug Therapy; Adverse effects; Pregnancy; Substance-Related Disorders; Pregnancy Complications
Description: Comprehensive, but concise, this practical handbook will assist the physician and nurse prescriber in understanding the effects of drug exposure during pregnancy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Book title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to drugs in pregnancy; 2 Antimicrobials during pregnancy: bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic indications; 3 Cardiovascular drugs during pregnancy; 4 Endocrine disorders, contraception, and hormone therapy during pregnancy: embryotoxic versus fetal effects; 5 Antiasthma agents during pregnancy; 6 Anesthetic agents and surgery during pregnancy; 7 Antineoplastic drugs during pregnancy; 8 Analgesics during pregnancy; 9 Anticonvulsant drugs during pregnancy; 10 Psychotropic use during pregnancy.