Pregnancy/Breastfeeding - safe or unsafe Flashcards
1
Q
Cephalosporin
A
BF - safe
2
Q
Warfarin
A
BF - safe
P - avoid
3
Q
TCAs
A
BF - safe
4
Q
Digoxin
A
BF - safe
5
Q
Antipsychotics
A
BF - safe
6
Q
Beta-blockers
A
BF - safe
7
Q
Heparin
A
BF - safe
8
Q
Hydralazine
A
BF - safe
9
Q
Carbamazepine
A
BF - safe
P - teratogenic, avoid if possible
10
Q
Trimethoprim
A
BF - safe
P - avoid
11
Q
Glucocorticoids
A
BF - safe
12
Q
Theophyllines
A
BF - safe
13
Q
Levothyroxine
A
BF - safe
P - safe
14
Q
Penicillins
A
BF - safe
15
Q
Sulphonylureas
A
BF - avoid
P - avoid
16
Q
Amiodarone
A
BF - avoid
17
Q
Methotrexate
A
BF - avoid
18
Q
Ciprofloxacin
A
BF - avoid
19
Q
Benzodiazepines
A
BF - avoid
20
Q
Tetracyclines
A
BF - avoid
P - avoid
21
Q
Lithium
A
BF - avoid
22
Q
Carbimazole
A
BF - avoid
P - avoid in first trimester and use propylthiouracil instead, use from second trimester
23
Q
Aspirin
A
BF - avoid
24
Q
Sulphonamides
A
BF - avoid
P - avoid
25
Aminoglycosides (gentamicin, amikacin)
P - avoid
26
ACE inhibitors
BF - avoid
P - avoid
27
ARB
P - avoid
28
Statins
P - avoid
29
Retinoids
P - avoid
30
Sodium valproate
P - neural tube defects, avoid if possible
31
Phenytoin
P - teratogenic (cleft palate and congenital heart disease), avoid if possible, give vit k in last month of pregnancy to avoid clotting disorders of the newborn
32
Lamotrigine
P - low rate of congenital malformations, avoid if possible
