By Claire Banister, Dip HE in Midwifery, Staff midwife at the West Dorset Hospital Maternity Unit Claire Banister, Dip HE in Midwifery, Staff midwife at the West Dorset Hospital Maternity Unit
Description This pocket-sized quick reference provides essential information on the most commonly-prescribed drugs, looking at the implications for
use on both mother and child. Intended as a supplementary text to The British National Formulary and other pharmacology textbooks, The
Midwife's Pharmacopoeia provides at-a-glance information on mode of action, side effects, contraindications and interactions of all main
drug types. Emergency situations are also covered, and a glossary of terms and abbreviations plus guidelines for further reading makes
this an essential companion for all midwives - whether in a hospital environment or in the community.