An overview of over the counter drugs in pregnancy and lactation

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 545-551

  Das, B P ^a   Joshi, M ^b   Pant, C R ^c  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b KUMS   (Nepal)

^c KUMS

Author keywords

Lactation; OTC drugs; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BUTOCONAZOLE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DIPHENOXYLATE; EXPECTORANT AGENT; FOLIC ACID; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KAOLIN; MICONAZOLE; NAPROXEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PECTIN; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; RETINOL; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SIMETHICONE; THALIDOMIDE; TIOCONAZOLE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

BIRTH DEFECT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; DRUG SAFETY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS OBLITERATION; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FETUS RISK; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LACTATION; LIMB DEFECT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEONATAL HEMORRHAGE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PAIN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPINA BIFIDA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TERATOGENICITY; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 41949137795     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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