Thomas Hale: Texas Tech launches perinatal pharmacology app - El Paso Times

  • By zz-omni-cms
  • July 18, 2011


Health-care providers have a new resource to access information about medications for millions of pregnant and breast-feeding mothers, thanks to a smartphone application unveiled recently at the 2011 International Lactation Consultant Association Conference.

The app, which is a product of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's InfantRisk Center, will give health-care providers fast, convenient access to up-to-date information about medications and their safety during pregnancy and breast-feeding.

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