Nonprescription Drugs for the Breastfeeding Mother

Price:	$19.95

Author:	Frank J. Nice RPh, DPA, CPHP
Copyright:	2007
ISBN:	978-0-9772268-8-7
Total Pages:	112


Description of Book (Softcover):
	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

Dr. Frank J. Nice has practiced as a consultant, lecturer, and author on medications and breastfeeding for over 30 years. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, a Masters Degree in Pharmacy Administration, and Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Public Administration. Dr. Nice holds Certification in Public Health Pharmacy and is registered as a pharmacist in Pennsylvania, Maine, Arizona, and Maryland. He currently serves as a pharmacist at the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Nice has organized and participated in over a dozen medical missions to the country of Haiti. He recently retired from the US Public Health Service after 30 years of service as a Commissioned Officer and pharmacist. He served 20 years of that time at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Neurosciences Program as Assistant Program Director.

Dr. Nice recently published the textbook, Nonprescription Drugs for the Breastfeeding Mother, a guide for the use of over 1,400 nonprescription drugs and herbals. He has also published over two dozen peer-reviewed articles on the use of prescription medications, Over-the-Counter (OTC) products, and herbals during breastfeeding, in addition to publications on epilepsy research, the use of power, and work characteristics of health care professionals. He continues to provide consultations, lectures, and presentations to the breastfeeding community.