OB Pharm Flashcards
Dexamethasome
Gluccocorticoid that stimulates fetal lung development and maturation
Dinoprostone (Cervedil)
it is used in labor induction, bleeding after delivery, termination of pregnancy, and in newborn babies
Adverse effect of Heparin in pregnancy
Osteoporosis
Chlamydia treatment
Azithromycin, 1 oral dose
“Abortion Pill”
Mifepristone
Sulfonamide
Treats baby jaundice and poor sucking
What prevents osteoporosis in pregnancy?
Vitamin D and Calcium Citrate
Nitrofurantoin
Antimicrobial drug, can cause abnormally small eyes in newborns
Estrogen
Can cause facial discoloration
What kind of drugs cross the breast milk?
Lipid soluble
Tocolytic
Drug that inhibits labor and maintains pregnancy
What category drug carries fetal risk in humans?
Category X
Carbamazepine
Contraindicted in pregnancy, can cause neural tube defects
Sign of Mag toxicity
Respiratory depression