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Pharmacology in Pregnancy

Pharmacology in Pregnancy — Expert Level

How it begins

Principios farmacológicos, clasificación de riesgo teratogénico, manejo farmacológico de las principales patologías en la gestante y consideraciones clínicas esenciales para la prescripción segura materno-fetal.

What it covers

  1. Pharmacology in Pregnancy
  2. 01 / Introduction: The Maternal-Fetal Dyad
  3. · 1.1 General Principles of Prescription in Pregnancy
  4. 02 / Pharmacokinetics in Pregnancy
  5. · 2.1 Absorption
  6. · 2.2 Distribution
  7. · 2.3 Metabolism
  8. · 2.4 Elimination
  9. 03 / The Placenta — Maternal-Fetal Pharmacological Interface
  10. · 3.1 Placental Transfer Mechanisms
  11. · 3.2 Placental Transporters — P-glycoprotein (MDR1/ABCB1)
  12. · 3.3 Placental Metabolism
  13. · 3.4 Factors Determining Fetal Exposure
  14. 04 / Teratology and Mechanisms of Fetal Damage
  15. · 4.1 Wilson's Principles (1959) — Fundamentals of Teratology
  16. · 4.2 Windows of Vulnerability — Embryonic and Fetal Development
  17. · 4.3 Teratogenicity Mechanisms
  18. 05 / Risk Classification in Pregnancy
  19. · 5.1 Old FDA Category System (A, B, C, D, X)
  20. · 5.2 PLLR System FDA (2015) — Descriptive Categories
  21. · 5.3 ADEC System (Australia) and Others
  22. 06 / Nausea, Vomiting and Hyperemesis Gravidarum
  23. 07 / Hypertension and Preeclampsia
  24. · 7.1 Antihypertensive Drugs Safe in Pregnancy
  25. · 7.2 Antihypertensives Contraindicated in Pregnancy
  26. · 7.3 Magnesium Sulfate in Severe Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
  27. · 7.4 Pharmacological Prophylaxis of Preeclampsia
  28. 08 / Diabetes and Pregnancy
  29. · 8.1 Insulin — The Hypoglycemic Agent of Choice
  30. · 8.2 Oral Antidiabetics in Pregnancy
  31. 09 / Antibiotics in Pregnancy
  32. · 9.1 Antifungals in Pregnancy
  33. · 9.2 Antivirals in Pregnancy
  34. 10 / Anticoagulation in Pregnancy
  35. 11 / Neuropsychiatric Drugs in Pregnancy
  36. · 11.1 Antidepressants
  37. · 11.2 Antipsychotics in Pregnancy
  38. · 11.3 Lithium in Pregnancy
  39. · 11.4 Benzodiazepines in Pregnancy
  40. 12 / Analgesia and NSAIDs in Pregnancy
  41. · 12.1 Paracetamol (Acetaminophen)
  42. · 12.2 NSAIDs — A History of Temporary Restriction
  43. · 12.3 Opioids in Pregnancy
  44. 13 / Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
  45. 14 / Thyroid and Endocrine Pathology
  46. · 14.1 Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy
  47. · 14.2 Hyperthyroidism in Pregnancy
  48. 15 / Epilepsy and Anticonvulsants
  49. · 15.1 Comparative Teratogenic Risk
  50. · 15.2 Principles of Management of Epilepsy in Pregnancy
  51. 16 / Drugs in Labor and Delivery
  52. · 16.1 Uterotonics
  53. · 16.2 Tocolytics
  54. · 16.3 Fetal Pulmonary Maturation
  55. 17 / Breastfeeding and Drugs
  56. · 17.1 Factors That Determine Transfer to Breast Milk
  57. 18 / Drugs Absolutely Contraindicated in Pregnancy
  58. 19 / Vaccines in Pregnancy
  59. 20 / Supplements and Micronutrients in Pregnancy

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Subject
Pharmacology
Category
Clinical Bases
Type
Study Guide
Sections
59
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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