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Including new drugs for weight loss, heart failure, anxiety, and postpartum depression.
OZEMPIC | WEGOVY | ENTRESTRO | AND MORE!
Hale's Medications & Mothers' Milk is the ultimate resource for safe medication practices during breastfeeding. This meticulously updated edition offers the most current, evidence-based information available, maintaining its reputation as the definitive standard for medication safety in lactation.
Written by world-renowned clinical pharmacologists, the detailed manual helps lactation consultants, pharmacists, and healthcare providers who work with women and children weigh the relative risks associated with commonly used medications, drawing from the latest evidence-based studies. Structured for quick and efficient use, this guide features Dr. Thomas W. Hale's renowned Lactation Risk Categories (LRC), which provide essential insight, listing safe medication alternatives that can be used now or in the future.
The manual is intuitively organized to highlight key points, offer practical tips, and present easy-to-understand diagrams, common abbreviations, and concise information for evaluating infant health. This indispensable resource helps healthcare professionals to ensure the safety and well-being of both mother and infant. Embrace the peace of mind that comes with having reliable, expert-vetted knowledge at your fingertips.
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New to the 2025-2026 Edition:
66 new drugs
10 drugs with FDA updates
575 updated medications (formerly medications updated with new information)
84 existing drugs with updated LRCs
Key Features:
Delivers current, evidence-based information on 1,300 drugs, diseases, vaccines, and syndromes in alphabetical order
Provides critical updates on weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic, heart failure drugs such as Entresto, medications for anxiety, postpartum depression, and much more
Incorporates updates to Dr. Hale's world-renowned Lactation Risk Categories (LRC)
Discusses adult concerns, adult dose, pediatric concerns, infant monitoring, and drug alternatives
Contents
Changes to This Edition
Preface
Introduction
Key Points About Breastfeeding and Medications
Evaluation of the Infant
General Suggestions for the Clinician
How to Use This Book
Dr. Hale's Lactation Risk Categories
Drugs
Appendix
Using Radiopharmaceutical Products in Breastfeeding Mothers
Typical Radioactive Half-Lives
Radioisotopes in Lactation
Radioactive 131Iodine Close Contact Restrictions
Commonly Used Antidepressants: Suitability in Lactation
Commonly Used Atypical Antipsychotics: Suitability in Lactation
Commonly Used Benzodiazepines: Suitability in Lactation
Commonly Used Opioid Analgesic Medications: Suitability in Lactation
Commonly Used Anesthetics: Suitability in Lactation
Commonly Used Migraine Medications: Suitability in Lactation
Monoclonal Antibodies (Non-Chemo): Suitability in Lactation
Iodine Content From Various Natural Sources
Contraception Methods
Foul-Tasting Drugs That Might Alter the Taste of Milk
Combination Drugs
Index
Common Abbreviations
