PHARMACOLOGY KEREN ESPIRITU

REMEMBER:

CLIENTS, even those who do not intent to

 POSSIBILITY OF PREGNANCY
withhold information, do not always tell all
about their medications.
A- NO RISK IN CONTROL:
OBJECTIVE DATA:
FOLLIC ACID, LEPOTHYROXINE, DOXILAMINE
- Observation of the Nurse
1. FOLLIC ACID
- Gross and fine motor control, hand join
range of motion, muscle strength - before pregnancy
decreases can interfere with client’s
- wants to conceive a child
ability to open medication containers.
- responsible for spinal cord of baby and

- VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS- limit ability to brain

read and correct measure dosage. - didn’t take folic acid: neural defect,
- Laboratory Test, Diagnostic Study, spinal lipida
Physical Assessment- baseline data for
2. LEOTHYROXINE
future comparison
- hypothyroidism
- Data Collection should focus on
- safe for pregnant woman
symptoms and organs likely to be
affected by drug therapy. 3. DOXILAMINE

 EG. If drug is nephrotoxic- monitor - anti nausea/vomiting

creatinine clearance
- vomiting pregnant woman
 Major body systems- sigs of error
interaction or ineffectiveness of
therapy.
B- INSULIN, PREDNISONE, AMOXICILLIN,
 The nurse must identify:
LORATADINE
- High risk patients: (have adverse
1. INSULIN
effects)
- Patient’s attitude and values - Gestational Diabetes

- Support system 2. PREDINISONE

- Enhance compliance
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- Steroid (for allergy) - Genital Malformation

X- METHROTEXATE, ATORVASTATIN,
WARFARIN
3. AMOXICILLIN
1. METHOTREXATE
- Infections
- Anti Cancer
4. LORATADINE
- Teratogens
5. ONDASETRON
2. WARFARIN
- Anti Histamine
- Placenta
C – PROZAC, ZOLOFT, METROPOLOL,
SEROTONIN RECEPTOR

1. PROZAC CURRENT LABELING

2. ZOLOFT
 8.1 PREGNANCY
- Serotonin Receptor  LABOR AND DELIVERY
 NURSING MOTHER
3. METROPOLOL
NEW LABELING
- Heart Problem

 INCLUDES LABOR AND

DELIVERY
D – IBUPROFEN AFTER 30 WEEKS,
 LACTATION
PHYNTOIN, LITHIUM
 INCLUDES NURSING MOTHER
1. IBUPROFEN AFTER 30 WEEKS

- Ductus Arteriosus (oxygenated,

deoxygenated to baby) if closed can
cause fetal distress

2. PHINTOIN

- Anti Seizure

2. LITHIUM