Pharmacology Flashcards
Yellow staining of baby’s teeth due to mother taking which drug during pregnancy
Lymecycline (Tetracyclins)
Which antibiotic is associated with the risk of neonatal hemolysis
Nitrofurantoin (treating UTI)
Co-trimoxazole (treating upper respiratory infections)
Baby has a defect of the 8th cranial nerve, which medication did his mother take during pregnancy
Streptomycin (aminoglycosides)
Mode of Action of Atosipan (tocolytic)
Oxytocin receptor antagonist
according to nice guidelines, what is the 1st line tocolytic
Nefidipine (ca channel blocker)
Only indications to give b2 agonist as a tocolytic
External cephalic version: Terbutaline SC
Emergency tocolyisis (in case of oxytocin hyper-stimulation): Terbutaline IV
Most used uterotonic
Oxytocin
Oxytocin side effects
• Tachycardia/Arrhythmia
• HTN
• Oliguria
• Natriuretic/Hyponatremi
Forms of prostaglandin used as uterotonic
○ Misoprostol(Most commonly used).
○ Dinoprostone
○ Dinoprost
○ Carboprost
All prostaglandins are derived from
arachidonic acid
Uses of mifepristone as a uterotonic
• Emergency contraception.
• Medical termination of pregnancy (IUFD – Abortion) #
Mifepristone mode of action
Competitive progesterone receptor antagonist
“Selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM)”
Side effects of Ergometrin
Ergotism (st anthony’s fire)
Diarrhea
Vomiting.
can cause sever vasoconstriction
Misoprostol is of what type of prostaglandin
Synthetic Prostaglandin E1 analogue (most commonly used)
Dinoprostone is of what type of prostaglandin
Naturally occurring Prostaglandin E2
Dinoprost is of what type of prostaglandin
Naturally occurring Prostaglandin F2 Alpha.
Carboprost is of what type of prostaglandin
Synthetic Prostaglandin F2 Alpha analogue
Half life of Misoprostol
40 minutes
1st choice uterotonic in preventing PPH
Oxytocin
Half life of Oxytocin
5 minutes
Oxytocin Side effects
• Tachycardia/Arrhythmia
• HTN
• Oliguria
• Natriuretic/Hyponatremia
The half-life of ergometrine
approximately 30-120 minutes
Uteritonic Drugs used in the third stage of labour
- Syntometrine® (Ergometrine 500mcg / Syntocinon 5IU) IM.
- Syntocinon
- Misoprostol 800mcg (PGE1 analogue)
- Carboprost® (PGF2α analogue)
Syntometrine is contraindicated in
hypertensive pregnancies.