Drug use in pregnancy; A point to ponder!

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Sachdeva, Punam ^a   Patel, B G ^a   Patel, B K ^b  

^a AR Patel and GH Patel Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

^b Sat Kaival College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Drug use in pregnancy; FDA categories of drugs; Physiology of pregnancy; Teratogenic drugs

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANDROGEN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBIMAZOLE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN; ETRETINATE; HEPARIN; IBUPROFEN; ISOTRETINOIN; KANAMYCIN; METHOTREXATE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; RETINOL; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; THALIDOMIDE; THIAMAZOLE; TOLBUTAMIDE; TRIMETHADIONE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; PHOCOMALIA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; TERATOGENESIS;

EID: 67650257638     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.51941     Document Type: Review

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