Subject Guides: Medicines and Pharmacy: Pregnancy & Lactation

Key Resources for Pregnancy & Lactation

Medicines Information

A selection of Medicines databases related to pregnancy and breastfeeding. For a list of general medicines databases, see Databases & Journals.

AMH Children's Dosing Companion Australian Medicines Handbook - Dosing form birth to 18 years
Australasian Neonatal Medicines Formulary The drug guidelines and other documents in the Australasian neonatal Medicines Formulary (ANMF) are produced after thorough review of the literature relevant to the use of each drug in the neonate. They are constructed with a view to use of the medications within the New South Wales legal framework and within the medical environment of Newborn Intensive Care. The guidelines are reviewed on a regular basis, but there is no claim that all current regulatory or safety warnings have been added.
BNF for Children UK-based resource. Includes premature neonate dosing.
LactMed Database Drug safety in lactation. Alternative recommendations.
MIMS Medicine in Pregnancy Quickly identify if an Active Ingredient or Brand may be unsafe during pregnancy using safety categories sourced from TGA-approved manufacturer's Full product information (PI).
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Medicines Guide (PBMG)
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Books

The Women's Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Medicines Guide
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These NSLHD subject guides may also contain information of interest.