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Nonprescription medications are the most commonly used drugs by breastfeeding mothers. This book
offers guidelines to help the breastfeeding mother make safe decisions concerning the use of these
medications. It provides you with a complete set of easy-to-read and comprehensive descriptions of more than
1400 nonprescription medications and their relative risk to a breastfeeding mother. Each table gives the user
qualified “yes” and “no” answers regarding specific nonprescription preparations, with “yes” meaning usually
safe to take when breastfeeding and “no” meaning avoid if possible. This book is a must for all breastfeeding mothers and
all health care providers who work with them. When breastfeeding, don’t take a chance that a nonprescription
drug is safe for you and your baby; be sure. Read before you feed!
• Complete descriptions of more than 1400
nonprescription drugs including herbals
• Easy-to-read tables and clear recommendations
while breastfeeding
• Hale’s Lactation Risk Categories included
• Information on everything from antihistamines
to zinc products
• Perfect companion to Hale’s Medications and
Mothers’ Milk
Author: Frank J. Nice RPh, DPA, CPHP
Copyright: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-9772268-8-7
Softcover
Total Pages: 112
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