I'm a pharmacist and a geek, and I like to use BOTH Hale's book
(Medications and Mothers' Milk) and Lactnet TOGETHER. Lactnet will have
the most up to the moment information, since it's an online reference
with government funding, but Hale's book has an angle on drugs and
breastfeeding that I find to be unique and insightful. There's a third
book I like to use if I need a tiebreaker, called Drugs In Pregnancy and
Lactation, Edited by Briggs et al, but this third reference is kind of
pricey, so I think Hale and Lactnet would serve most people very well. 

Be well, 
Laura Block, PharmD


Date:    Fri, 2 May 2008 11:01:11 -0700
From:    "David W. Vaklyes" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Zoloft-Have I missed something?

At 5:56 PM -0400 5/1/08, Robin Roots,Rn Ibclc wrote:
>Thanks for the link.  Is lactnet (toxnet) usually the first to come out

>with new research?  For the most part I keep Hale's book for reference 
>to almost any medication.  Our pharmacy and pediatricians office's do 
>as well.  Do you find it to be as comprehensive (or more so) than Tom 
>Hale?  I understand that you can update any med quickly and look it up 
>on--line quicker than waiting for a new addition of a med book to come 
>out.  Since the controversy on Zoloft, this was clearly the best and 
>most effeicient way to do the research.. I appreciate the information!

According to the FAQ on the TOXNET site
<http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/toxnet_faq.html> (of which LactMed is a part)
the data is "updated when new information becomes available." And they
check for new data at least once a week.

I'm a geek and a publisher, not a health care professional, so I cannot
compare LactMed with Dr Hale's book other than to say that unless you
have a smart phone, Dr Hale's book wins on portability, but LactMed wins
on timeliness. I leave questions of completeness and usability to you
professionals.

Dave Vaklyes
BreastfeedingOutlook.com

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