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
- Pharmacology in Pregnancy
- 01 / Introduction: The Maternal-Fetal Dyad
- · 1.1 General Principles of Prescription in Pregnancy
- 02 / Pharmacokinetics in Pregnancy
- · 2.1 Absorption
- · 2.2 Distribution
- · 2.3 Metabolism
- · 2.4 Elimination
- 03 / The Placenta — Maternal-Fetal Pharmacological Interface
- · 3.1 Placental Transfer Mechanisms
- · 3.2 Placental Transporters — P-glycoprotein (MDR1/ABCB1)
- · 3.3 Placental Metabolism
- · 3.4 Factors Determining Fetal Exposure
- 04 / Teratology and Mechanisms of Fetal Damage
- · 4.1 Wilson's Principles (1959) — Fundamentals of Teratology
- · 4.2 Windows of Vulnerability — Embryonic and Fetal Development
- · 4.3 Teratogenicity Mechanisms
- 05 / Risk Classification in Pregnancy
- · 5.1 Old FDA Category System (A, B, C, D, X)
- · 5.2 PLLR System FDA (2015) — Descriptive Categories
- · 5.3 ADEC System (Australia) and Others
- 06 / Nausea, Vomiting and Hyperemesis Gravidarum
- 07 / Hypertension and Preeclampsia
- · 7.1 Antihypertensive Drugs Safe in Pregnancy
- · 7.2 Antihypertensives Contraindicated in Pregnancy
- · 7.3 Magnesium Sulfate in Severe Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
- · 7.4 Pharmacological Prophylaxis of Preeclampsia
- 08 / Diabetes and Pregnancy
- · 8.1 Insulin — The Hypoglycemic Agent of Choice
- · 8.2 Oral Antidiabetics in Pregnancy
- 09 / Antibiotics in Pregnancy
- · 9.1 Antifungals in Pregnancy
- · 9.2 Antivirals in Pregnancy
- 10 / Anticoagulation in Pregnancy
- 11 / Neuropsychiatric Drugs in Pregnancy
- · 11.1 Antidepressants
- · 11.2 Antipsychotics in Pregnancy
- · 11.3 Lithium in Pregnancy
- · 11.4 Benzodiazepines in Pregnancy
- 12 / Analgesia and NSAIDs in Pregnancy
- · 12.1 Paracetamol (Acetaminophen)
- · 12.2 NSAIDs — A History of Temporary Restriction
- · 12.3 Opioids in Pregnancy
- 13 / Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
- 14 / Thyroid and Endocrine Pathology
- · 14.1 Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy
- · 14.2 Hyperthyroidism in Pregnancy
- 15 / Epilepsy and Anticonvulsants
- · 15.1 Comparative Teratogenic Risk
- · 15.2 Principles of Management of Epilepsy in Pregnancy
- 16 / Drugs in Labor and Delivery
- · 16.1 Uterotonics
- · 16.2 Tocolytics
- · 16.3 Fetal Pulmonary Maturation
- 17 / Breastfeeding and Drugs
- · 17.1 Factors That Determine Transfer to Breast Milk
- 18 / Drugs Absolutely Contraindicated in Pregnancy
- 19 / Vaccines in Pregnancy
- 20 / Supplements and Micronutrients in Pregnancy
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- Subject
- Pharmacology
- Category
- Clinical Bases
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 59
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02