Maternity-meds to know
Clomiphene
- may be used as a fertility drug, induce ovulation, common side effect: photophobia
Methylergonovine
- may be used to control postpartum hemorrhage
Choriogonadotropin alfa
-Which drug helps to achieve sufficient maturation of the ovarian follicles?
Mifepristone
-Which drug is known as an abortion pill? Mifepristone is a progesterone antagonist used to induce the voluntary termination of a pregnancy. Oxytocin is generally used to induce and enhance labor. Misoprostol and dinoprostone are given during the second trimester to induce an abortion.
Progestins
-are used for birth control.
Estradiol
-may be given to alleviate postmenopausal hot flashes.
Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
Non-steroidal estrogen agonist causes clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina in daughters of women who used it during pregnancy
Menotropins
are a standardized mixture of follicle-stimulating hormones and luteinizing hormones. These chemicals are derived from the urine of postmenopausal women.
Glucocorticoids such as betamethasone
are given to stimulate fetal lung maturity.
Oxytocin and dinoprostone
are synthetic uterine stimulants
Ergot Alkaloids
are used after delivery to prevent postpartum uterine atony and hemorrhage.
Clomiphene
is a synthetic ovulation stimulant.
Atenolol
is contraindicated in lactating woman because it enters the breast milk and may cause adverse effects to the neonate
Ritodrine
is given to promote uterine relaxation. Although ritodrine may cause fetal hyperglycemia and neonatal hypoglycemia,
Methylergonovine
is prescribed to reduce postpartum uterine hemorrhage.
Raloxifene
is used to prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis.
Nifedipine
is used to prevent preterm labor because it inhibits myometrial activity by blocking the influx of calcium.
Betamethasone
may be prescribed to promote lung maturity in a fetus during the gestation period of 24 to 34 weeks.
Carbamazepine
may cause neural tube defects when used during pregnancy but can be safely used by a lactating mother.
Misoprostol and dinoprostone
promote labor via cervical ripening and thus are contraindicated in pregnant women with cervical stenosis
Nitrofurantoin
treat UTI, may cause heart defects.
