Pharmacology for Midwives
eBook - PDF

Pharmacology for Midwives

The Evidence Base for Safe Practice

  1. 512 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Pharmacology for Midwives

The Evidence Base for Safe Practice

About this book

The new edition of this ground-breaking text is an essential resource for the management of drugs during pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period. Fully updated in line with current midwifery practice, it includes new chapters on Disorders of the Immune System and Recreational Drugs, and expanded coverage of pain relief.

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486
INDEX
thrombolytic 
drugs 
202
thrombophlebitis 
46, 
51, 
209
thyroid 
disorders 
in 
pregnancy 
352–60
thyroid 
function 
tests 
317, 
353–4
thyroid 
hormones 
352–3, 
354 
thyroid 
storm 
356
thyroxine 
replacement 
therapy 
356–7
tiagabine 
365, 
267, 
371 
tinzaparin 
203, 
213
tobacco 
403–5
tocolytic 
agents 
178–95, 
227, 
232, 
246, 
440*
tolerance 
25, 
440*
tolnaftate 
292, 
293 
topiramate 
36, 
364, 
365, 
371 
tramadol 
92, 
368, 
383
tricyclic 
antidepressants 
33, 
38, 
328, 
379, 
386
trimethoprim 
287, 
291, 
301
triptans 
36, 
129, 
305, 
383
U
unlicensed 
medicines 
66–7
uterine 
contractility 
121, 
148–9
uterotonics 
149–70, 
176–7, 
440*
V
vaccinations, 
and 
corticosteroid 
therapy 
316
vaginal 
administration 
42
Valium
®
see 
diazepam
Valoid
®
see 
cyclizine
valproate 
36, 
260, 
364–5, 
367, 
368–9, 
376
vancomycin 
29, 
45, 
48, 
182, 
287, 
288, 
289, 
301, 
303, 
305
vastus 
lateralis 
43
venlafaxine 
379, 
380, 
384, 
386
verapamil 
121, 
181, 
246
vigabatrin 
36, 
371
viral 
infections 
317, 
320, 
327
vitamin 
36, 
38, 
249
vitamin 
B
12
84, 
85, 
86, 
260, 
264, 
349, 
430
vitamin 
249, 
254, 
277, 
366
vitamin 
36, 
38, 
209, 
249, 
342, 
368, 
369, 
374
vitamin 
213, 
214, 
215, 
216–20, 
277, 
285, 
368, 
374, 
375
vitamins
dietary 
supplements 
225
produced 
by 
gut 
microflora 
277, 
285
volume 
of 
distribution 
12
vomiting 
see 
nausea 
and 
vomiting
W
warfarin 
36, 
202, 
213–6, 
360 
water 
intoxication 
99, 
139, 
164, 
168, 
169, 
276
Win 
Rh
0
SDF
®
(anti-D 
antibody) 
314
withdrawal 
25
Z
zidovudine 
293, 
294, 
305 
zinc 
imbalance 
255 
Zofran
®
see 
ondansetron 
zotepine 
388, 
390
Zovirax
®
see 
aciclovir

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