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Drugs and Pregnancy

A Handbook
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Drugs and Pregnancy by Bertis B. Little is a practical handbook offering comprehensive guidelines for prescribing a wide range of drugs during pregnancy. It covers various drug classes and diseases, providing clear boxes and tables to aid understanding. Topics include antimicrobials, cardiovascular drugs, endocrine therapies, anaesthetic agents, psychotropic medications, and substance abuse, among others.
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This book is ideal for healthcare professionals, especially doctors and pharmacists, seeking detailed, evidence-based advice on the safe use of medication during pregnancy. It also suits medical students and practitioners specialising in obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine.

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This practical handbook provides detailed guidelines on prescribing drugs in all classes, and for a wide variety of diseases and disorders, during pregnancy, with numerous boxes and tables to assist understanding.

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This practical handbook provides detailed guidelines on prescribing drugs in all classes and for a wide variety of diseases and disorders during pregnancy, with numerous boxes and tables to assist understanding.

Drugs and Pregnancy covers a comprehensive range of topics, including:

Introduction to Drugs in Pregnancy

Antimicrobials during Pregnancy: Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, and Parasitic Indications

Cardiovascular Drugs during Pregnancy

Endocrine Disorders, Contraception, and Hormone Therapy during Pregnancy: Embryotoxic versus Fetal Effects

Antiasthma Agents during Pregnancy

Anesthetic Agents and Surgery during Pregnancy

Antineoplastic Drugs during Pregnancy

Analgesics during Pregnancy

Anticonvulsant Drugs during Pregnancy

Psychotropic Use during Pregnancy

Antihistamines, Decongestants, and Expectorants during Pregnancy

Nutritional and Dietary Supplementation during Pregnancy

Use of Dermatologics during Pregnancy

Drug Overdoses during Pregnancy

Miscellaneous Drugs during Pregnancy: Tocolytics, Immunosuppressants, and Biologic Therapeutics

Substance Abuse during Pregnancy

Includes Online Support Material

Series: Series in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781032216782

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 April 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: CRC Press

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 73 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, color; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, color; 2 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 860g

Pages: 372

About the Author

"Bert" (Bertis Britt) Little, MA, PhD, is Professor of Public Health in the School of Public Health and Information Science, University of Louisville, and Professor of Anthropology (Adj.), College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville. Dr. Little is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (FAAAS), Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute (FRAI), Fellow Royal Society of Medicine (FRSM), and Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH). Dr. Little is also a Senior Medical Research Scientist in Medical Service, Division of Cardiology at the Dallas VA Medical Center. Dr. Little has been an expert reviewer for Obstetrics and Gynecology for 30 years and was a top 100 expert reviewer in 2003, 2007, and 2017 for the "Green Journal." He wrote the "Human Teratology and Drugs in Pregnancy" section in Antepartum Care for ACOG Prรฉcis V and VI, and three supplements to Williams Obstetrics on medications in pregnancy ("Concepts of Human Teratology"; "Special Considerations"; and "Social and Illicit Substance Use during Pregnancy").

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