USE OF DRUGS IN THE PREGNANT PATIENTNo Abstract available for this article.doi:10.1007/BF03302517Springer International PublishingInPharma
The costs and risks mean many companies decide testing a medicine's use during pregnancy is not commercially viable, especially given pregnant women represent a small population of potential users. 3. Prescriber and patient concerns Off-label prescribing is legal. But a clinician who prescribes a ...
A study of 87 pregnant women found that betamethasone given as above during pregnancy caused a premature stimulation of lactose secretion during pregnancy. Although the increase was statistically significant, the clinical importance appears to be minimal.[17] An equivalent dosage regimen of prednisone mi...
a stomach ulcer or bleeding; diabetes; or chemotherapy.You may need to have a negative pregnancy test before starting this treatment.Do not use imatinib if you are pregnant. It could harm the unborn baby or cause birth defects. Use effective birth control to prevent pregnancy while you are...
It is given as an intravenous infusion over 15 minutes. For adults, the initial dose is 5 g. For children, it is 70 mg per kilogram body weight up to a maximum dose of 5 g. A second dose can be given, depending on how severe the poisoning is and how well the patient is ...
Acute pancreatitis is a common indication for hospital admission, increasing in incidence, including in children, pregnancy and the elderly. Moderately severe acute pancreatitis with fluid and/or necrotic collections causes substantial morbidity, and severe disease with persistent organ failure causes signifi...
for performing neuraxial anesthesia in patients receiving anticoagulation. However, there is limited information about anesthetic implications of anticoagulation during the peripartum period. This article will review the risks of spinal hematoma after neuraxial anesthesia in pregnant patients; current guidelines...
A 300mg dose should be given even if the patient has already taken a smaller prescribed dose (e.g. 75mg) that day Key considerations Not given to children under 16 as it may precipitate Reye’s syndrome, which can be fatal Not given to those with clotting disorders or active gastrointesti...
Manufacturer of the semaglutide preparation used for weight control management states that weight loss offers no benefit to a pregnant patient and may cause fetal harm; if a patient becomes pregnant while receiving the drug, discontinue treatment.A...
patient-reported value with 87.4 ± 13.9 points and 89.7 ± 11.7 points, respectively. Again, for most of the respondents (135, 92.5%), in patients at risk of adverse events (e.g., pediatric patients, pregnant women, the elderly, and personal cancer history), the safety profile should be...