this text remains to provide a user-friendly, pregnancy-lactation focused
reference for the use of the concerned health care provider. Do not use this as
a reference when prescribing for a man. And though we recommend consulting a
more complete reference before prescribing an unfamiliar agent, the information
provided will aid the safe prescribing of drugs familiar to the physician. The
number of new drugs released over the last decade is great, and their known
impact on pregnancy and lactation, and vice versa often limited to absent. This is
indeed a living text, coupled to a convenient, user-friendly hand-held electronic version
that will be updated and expanded on a regular basis. Conflicts in FDA class with
existing knowledge are pointed out, and recommendations made wherever possible based on medical evidence. Over the next few years, the FDA has embarked on a new and more detailed classification of drug safety during pregnancy. It is my intent to include this information wherever possible into the updates provided free to the electronic version.