Pregnant or Lactating Patients   

Drugs and Pregnancy

• Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database (DART) (U.S. National Library of Medicine TOXNET)
• Drugs in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (Perinatology.com)
• Medicine and Pregnancy (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• Motherisk (Hospital for Sick Children)
• Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS)
• REPROTOX (Reproductive Toxicology Center) - $ 

Drugs and Lactation

• Breastfeeding and Maternal Medication (WHO)
• Breastfeeding and Medications (Breastfeeding Online)
• Breastfeeding Pharmacology (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine at Amarillo)
• Drug Safety in Lactation (New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority)
• Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMED) (U.S. National Library of Medicine TOXNET)
• Drugs Contraindicated for Breastfeeding Mothers (Merck Manual)
• Drugs in Breast Milk - Quick Reference Guide (NHS)
• Drugs in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (Perinatology.com)
• Motherisk (Hospital for Sick Children)
• Practice Resources: Breastfeeding (CPhA)
• The Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals Into Human Milk (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• UK Drugs in Lactation Advisory Service (NHS)

Pregnancy Registries

• Antiepilepsy Drug (AED) Pregnancy Registry (Epilepsy Foundation)
• Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry
• List of Pregnancy Exposure Registries (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

• Organization of Teratology Information Services (OTIS)
• European Network Teratology Information Services 

Patient Decision Aids

• Patient Decision Aids (National Prescribing Centre)

Dynamic Searches:

Follow this link to search PubMed for the latest citations in which Teratogens are a major concept. 

Follow this link to search PubMed for the latest citations in which Abnormalities, Drug-Induced are a major topic

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Journals:   

• Journal of Human Lactation - $

Recommended texts & electronic resources are linked to publishers' or book sellers'    websites for further ordering information:

•   AHFS Drug Information - $
• Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs (Koda-Kimble et al. 9th ed. 2008) - see Teratogenicity and Drugs, in Breast Milk - $
•  Clinical Drug Data (Smith et al. 11th ed. 2010) - see Drugs and Breastfeeding & Drugs and Pregnancy - $
•  Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties - see Drug Exposure During Pregnancy (Clin Info) & Drug Exposure During Lactation (Clin Info) - $
• Dr. Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding (Newman & Pitman, 2009) - $
•  DrugPoints System - see Pregnancy warning summaries - $
  
•  Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk (Briggs et al. 8th ed. 2008) - $
•  Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation: Treatment Options and Risk Assessment (Schaefer et al. 2nd ed. 2007) - $
• Drugs for Pregnant and Lactating Women (Weiner & Buhimschi, 2nd ed. 2009) - $
• Exposure to Psychotropic Medications and Other Substances during Pregnancy and Lactation: A Handbook for Health Care Providers (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health/Motherisk, 2007)
• Grossesse et allaitement; guide therapeutique (Pregnancy and Lactation: Therapeutic Guide) (Ferreira et al. 2007) - $
• Maternal-Fetal Toxicology: A Clinician's Guide (Koren, 3rd ed. 2001) - $
•  Medication Safety in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding - The Evidence-Based A to Z Clinician's Pocket Guide (Koren, 2007) - $
• Medications and Mothers' Milk (Hale, 14th ed. 2010) - $
• Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy: State of the Art 2000 (Koren & Bishai, 2000) - $
•  Review of Natural Products (Facts & Comparisons, 5th ed. 2008) - see Pregnancy/Lactation section within each monograph - $
  
• The Complete Guide to Everyday Risks in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (Koren, 2004) - $
•  Therapeutic Choices (CPhA, 6th ed. 2011) - see Drug Exposure During Pregnancy and Lactation - $

$ - Resource is not freely available on the Internet
links to electronic resources accessible online for Dal-affiliated persons