Lactation/pregnancy meds app

[TeddyBoomBoom]

Hey all, I figured I’d post this here for some ideas.

Does anybody have a useful resource or app for appropriate medications during pregnancy and even better for during lactation?

I know LactMed had a good following but has been discontinued.

Obviously, I can go on U2D and research meds individually but was hoping for a faster resource during a busy ED shift.

Any thoughts?

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[Groove]

Epocrates with the handy dandy "Pregnancy/Lactation" tab for any drug that you search for in their database?

 

[Anastasis]

Infant Risk is what I use. Super helpful and easy to read; they even have a hotline you can call during business hours: ‎InfantRisk HCP

 

[Angry Birds]

google

 

[Franzd'Epinay]

While the LactMed smartphone apps may have been discontinued, the actual database lives on:

TOXNET Update: LactMed Moved to Bookshelf. NLM Technical Bulletin. 2019 Nov–Dec

The NLM Technical Bulletin is your source to stay informed about NLM products and services.

www.nlm.nih.gov

It's still my go-to for more academic/rigorous conversations. Otherwise, I actually like Medscape's pregnancy and lactation sections on their drug pages.

 

[CajunMedic]

We have a hard copy of Hale's "Medications and Mother's Milk" in our Women's and Children's campus ED. They also have an app with the same info

 

[Dred Pirate]

I use lexi - which references briggs - which is sort of the gold standard - although I used to like the pregnancy categories, but they are going away from them - so instead of a quick yes, no, or maybe (which you can then go dig deeper) you get three paragraphs of a bunch of info before they give you the answer.

 

[nexus73]

Micromedex and UpToDate have pretty good pregnancy and lactation sections. Micromedex is slightly better IMO. If you are employed at a hospital, you probably have both available for free.

 

[Dred Pirate]

Micromedex and UpToDate have pretty good pregnancy and lactation sections. Micromedex is slightly better IMO. If you are employed at a hospital, you probably have both available for free.

uptodate pulls the info from lexi I believe = we have both and they are the exact smae I think