LactMed was a medical app developed by National Library of Medicine at NIH. It was removed from Google Play Nov 30, 2019 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
LactMed had been downloaded 220 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
LactMed was rated 4.33 out of 5 stars, based on 610 ratings.
App Information
LactMed was free to download. The APK download size was 3.53 MB. The last available version was 3.4. The last update was on November 5, 2018.
Technical Requirements
LactMed required Android 4.1+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play August 2011.
Description
LactMed, part of the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET®), is a database of drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant. Suggested therapeutic alternatives are provided to those drugs where appropriate. All data are derived from the scientific literature and fully referenced. Data are organized into substance-specific records, which provide a summary of the pertinent reported information.
Recent changes: - Updated drug information - Minor UI improvement
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★★★★★
Resourceful Very useful. Helps in my profession, as most information is authentic and to date.
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Very, very, very helpful. Great app, thanks.
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Great resource As a mother with chronic pain this has been a great resource for when my doctors want to change my meds. Thank you.
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I have had a few procedures and two surgeries while breastfeeding and this app has been indispensable. If you're breastfeeding and need a medication or think you might need one, download it. So many medical professionals just say stop breastfeeding and they don't even understand how our bodies make breastmilk. Nor do many know that breastfeeding is the #1 way to reduce your risk of breast cancer. Get this app.
★★★★★
This app has really kept me in better shape while being able to feed my nursling (s) I have been pregnant and or nursing for over five years and will always suggest this app! Think about it, every darn box of cold meds says consult a Dr if nursing; it's so discouraging to know what can help you get better(or at least give you some omph to take care of yourself and family) but stand there and read every box and leave the store without. Ouch. Don't do that. Know exactly what that Benadryl or Dayquil might do to you, be able to weigh it out, is it worth it or is there an alternative med? Then be able to look up the alt med too 😍
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Hard to understand Don't waste space on your phone for this app. Info is copied straight from Internet sites I've visited. Info is hard to understand unless you know medical terms.
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Downloaded it, looked up the meds I needed tp, and nothing, no information. Deleted the app. If it has no information on anything, its pointless taking up space on my phone.
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Everything on effects on lactation says "item not found". Pointless for me.
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