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Thread-Topic: LactMed: A New Database on Drugs and Lactation from the National
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Date:         Wed, 12 Apr 2006 11:11:35 -0400
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Subject:      LactMed: A New Database on Drugs and Lactation from the National
              Library of Medicine


LactMed (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT), a free
online database with information on drugs and lactation, is one of the
newest additions to the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) TOXNET
system, a Web-based collection of resources covering toxicology,
chemical safety, and environmental health.  (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/)

Geared to the healthcare practitioner and nursing mother, LactMed
contains over 450 drug records.  It includes information such as
maternal drug levels in breast milk, infant levels in blood, potential
effects in breastfeeding infants and on lactation itself, the American
Academy of Pediatrics category indicating the level of compatibility of
the drug with breastfeeding, and alternate drugs to consider.
References are included, as is nomenclature information, such as the
drug's Chemical Abstract Service's (CAS) Registry number and its broad
drug class.  

LactMed was developed by pharmacist who is an expert in this subject
area. Three other recognized authorities  serve as the database's
scientific review panel.  Ancillary resources, such as a glossary of
terms related to drugs and lactation, and breastfeeding links are also
offered.  LactMed can be searched together with TOXNET's other databases
in a multi-database environment, to obtain other relevant information
about drugs.  As a work in progress, LactMed will continue to expand
with additional drugs and be enhanced with other substances, such as
industrial chemicals and radiation. 


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