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Commonly prescribed drugs for mother and child, drugs and breastfeeding, contra indications and side effects
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Second Edition
By
Claire Banister, Dip HE in Midwifery, Staff midwife at the West Dorset Hospital Maternity Unit
Description
This pocket-sized quick reference provides essential information on the most commonly-prescribed drugs, looking at the implications for
use on both mother and child. Intended as a supplementary text to The British National Formulary and other pharmacology textbooks, The
Midwife's Pharmacopoeia provides at-a-glance information on mode of action, side effects, contraindications and interactions of all main
drug types. Emergency situations are also covered, and a glossary of terms and abbreviations plus guidelines for further reading makes
this an essential companion for all midwives - whether in a hospital environment or in the community.
Contents
Introduction: includes drugs and the law; synopsis of the relevant drug schedules and classes. Calculations. Antacids. Anaesthetics;
Analgesics - opioid and non-opioid. Antibiotics. Anticoagulants. Anticonvulsants. Antidepressants. Anti-emetics. Antihypertensives. Antiseptics.
Contraceptives. Antihistamines. Hypoglycaemics. Intravenous fluids. Immunoglobulins. Oxytocics. Prostaglandins. Myometrial relaxants.
Rectal preparations. Vaccines. Vitamins and iron preparations. Anxiolytics and hypnotics. Antifungals. Miscellaneous. Emergency drugs.
Glossary of terms and abbreviations. Index.
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Paperback, 272 pages, publication date: APR-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-8803-1
ISBN-10: 0-7506-8803-3
Imprint: BOOKS FOR MIDWIVES
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Last update: 30 Oct 2009
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