
Clinical Pharmacology During Pregnancy
- 2nd Edition - September 23, 2021
- Editors: Donald Mattison, Lee-Ann Halbert
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 9 0 2 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 9 0 3 - 0
Clinical Pharmacology During Pregnancy, Second Edition is written for clinicians, physicians, midwives, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professionals involved in the care… Read more

Clinical Pharmacology During Pregnancy, Second Edition is written for clinicians, physicians, midwives, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professionals involved in the care of women during pregnancy. The book focuses on the impact of pregnancy on drug disposition and includes coverage of treatments for diseases of specific body systems as well as essential content on dosing and efficacy. This update includes substantially expanded sections on the ethics of pharmacological research in pregnancy and physiologic changes, along with new sections on patient reported outcomes in pregnancy, delivery and postnatal care, and the use of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic approaches to estimate maternal, placental and fetal dosing.
The broad range of this book encompasses analgesics, antiasthmatics, antidepressants, heart and circulatory drugs, vitamins and herbal supplements, and more. Topics in chemotherapy and substance abuse are also covered, as are research issues, including clinical trial design and ethical considerations.
- Uses an evidence-based approach for therapeutics during pregnancy
- Presents a summary of specific medications by indication, including up-to-date information on dosing and efficacy in pregnancy for the given indication
- Includes significant new sections on physiologic changes and the ethics of pharmacological research in pregnancy
Anyone who is actively involved in the care of pregnant women, including obstetricians, residents in obstetrics, fellows in fetal maternal medicine, internists, general and family practitioners who provide care for women of reproductive age, pharmacists, midwives, nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1. Introduction
2. Physiologic Changes During Pregnancy
3. Impact of Pregnancy on Maternal Pharmacokinetics of Medications
4. Medications and the Breastfeeding Mother
5. Fetal Drug Therapy
6. Treating the Placenta: An Evolving Therapeutic Concept
7. What is Sufficient Evidence to Justify a Multicenter Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trial in Obstetrics?
8. Ethics of Clinical Pharmacology Research in Pregnancy
9. Pharmacogenomics in Pregnancy
10. Analgesics and Anti-Inflammatory, General and Local Anesthetics and Muscle Relaxants
11. The Management of Asthma During Pregnancy
12. Updated Guidelines for the Management of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy
13. Clinical Pharmacology of Anti-Infectives During Pregnancy
14. Chemotherapy in Pregnancy
15. Substance Use Disorders
16. Diabetes in Pregnancy
17. Cardiovascular Medications in Pregnancy
18. Antidepressants in Pregnancy
19. Uterine Contraction Agents and Tocolytics
20. Antenatal Thyroid Disease and Pharmacotherapy in Pregnancy
21. Dermatological Medications and Local Therapeutics
22. Vitamins, Minerals, Trace Elements, and Dietary Supplements
23. Herbs and Alternative Remedies
24. Envenomations and Antivenoms During Pregnancy
25. Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Edition: 2
- Published: September 23, 2021
- Language: English
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