The Breastfeeding Family's Guide to Nonprescription Drugs and Everyday Products [Paperback]

This book is a must-have reference guide for breastfeeding parents, lactation consultants, and family healthcare providers. Over-the-counter products are not all safe to use while breastfeeding and can be harmful for an infant when passed through breastmilk. Pharmacist Dr. Frank J. Nice provides clear guidelines to help breastfeeding families make safe product choices, with tables covering over 1700 nonprescription drugs and active ingredients; cosmetic, herbal, and dietary products; and social drugs like caffeine and alcohol.A must-have reference guide for all breastfeeding parents, lactation consultants, and healthcare providers who work with parentsNonprescription medications and products are used by breastfeeding parents more often than prescription drugs, but not all over-the-counter (OTC) products state whether they are safe to use while breastfeeding. The truth is that everyday products commonly recommended and used can be harmful for an infant when passed through breastmilk. Whether curing a headache, taming allergies, or taking an herbal supplement, navigating the packed shelves of everyday products can be difficult.In this reference guide, pharmacist Dr. Frank J. Nice provides simple guidelines for making safe decisions about a variety of products. Multiple easy-to-read tables contain clear answers to the question: Is this safe to use while breastfeeding a baby? Each table contains a clear OK or UNSAFE designation for every product or ingredient, as well as a rating following Dr. Thomas Hales Lactation Risk Categories.This book will replace Dr. Nices original reference book, Nonprescription Drugs for the Breastfeeding Mother, as the gold standard reference guide for lactation consultants, pharmacists, and parents. From acne medications to zinc tablets to energy drinks, this comprehensive book covers over 1700 different products. A table of active ingredients covers nearly every other available product, and a list of products most commonly recommendl#