Drugs during pregnancy and lactation : treatment options and risk assessment /
Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation, 3rd Edition is a quick and reliable reference for all those working in disciplines related to fertility, pregnancy, lactation, child health and human genetics who prescribe or deliver medicinal products, and to those who evaluate health and safety risks. Each ch...
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Elsevier/Academic Press,
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Publisher Address: | London, UK : |
Publication Dates: |
[2015] ©2015 |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: |
English German |
Edition: | Third edition. |
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Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124080782 |
Summary: |
Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation, 3rd Edition is a quick and reliable reference for all those working in disciplines related to fertility, pregnancy, lactation, child health and human genetics who prescribe or deliver medicinal products, and to those who evaluate health and safety risks. Each chapter contains twofold information regarding drugs that are appropriate for prescription during pregnancy and an assessment of the risk of a drug when exposure during pregnancy has already occurred. Thoroughly updated with current regulations, references to the latest pharmacological data, and new. |
Item Description: |
Previous edition: 2007. Translation of: Arzneimittel in Schwangerschaft und Stillzeit / Christof Schaefer ... (Hrsg.). Mit Beitr. von Stephanie Padberg ... 8., vollst. u berarb. Aufl. 2012. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780124079014 0124079016 |
Index Number: | RG627 |
CLC: | R984 |
Contents: |
Cover; Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Disclaimer; 1 -- General commentary on drug therapy and drug risks in pregnancy; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Development and health; 1.3 Reproductive stages; 1.4 Reproductive and developmental toxicology; 1.5 Basic principles of drug-induced reproductive and developmental toxicology; 1.6 Effects and manifestations; 1.7 Pharmacokinetics of drugs in pregnancy; 1.8 Mechanisms of developmental toxic agents; 1.9 Causes of developmental disorders; 1.10 Embryo/fetotoxic risk assessment and plausibility. 1.11 Classification of drugs used in pregnancy1.12 Paternal use of medicinal products; 1.13 Communicating the risk of drug use in pregnancy; 1.14 Risk communication prior to pharmacotherapeutic choice; 1.15 Risk communication regarding the safety of drugs already used in pregnancy; 1.16 Teratology information centers; References; 2 -- Specific drug therapiesduring pregnancy; 2.1 -- Analgesics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), muscle relaxants, and antigout medications; 2.1.1 Paracetamol (acetaminophen); 2.1.2 Acetylsalicylic acid; 2.1.3 Pyrazolone compounds and phenylbutazone. 2.4.9 Other antiemeticsSummary; References; 2.5 -- Gastro-intestinal medications, hypolipidemic agents and spasmolytics; 2.5.1 Antacids; 2.5.2 Sucralfate and pirenzepine; 2.5.3 H2 receptor antagonists; 2.5.4 Proton pump inhibitors; 2.5.5 Bismuth salts; 2.5.6 Helicobacter pylori therapy; 2.5.7 Digestives and carminatives; 2.5.8 Atropine and other anticholinergic spasmolytics; 2.5.9 Cholinergics; 2.5.10 Constipation during pregnancy; 2.5.11 Antidiarrheal agents; 2.5.12 Medications for inflammatory bowel disease; 2.5.13 Chenodeoxycholic acid and ursodeoxycholic acid; 2.5.14 Lipid lowering agents. |