Pregnancy:sChangessinsdrugsmetabolisms-sCORRECTsANSWER✔-
HepaticsmetabolismsandsGFRsincreasesduringspregnancy,sdosagessofssome
sdrugssmaysneedstosbesincreaseds
-Forssomesdrugs,shepaticsmetabolismsincreasessduringspregnancy--
>ssomesdrugssmaysneedstosbesincreased
-
Tonesandsmotilitysofsthesbowelsdecreasesinspregnancy,scausingsintestinalstr
ansitstimestosincrease
-->morestimesforsdrugsstosbesabsorbed-->smightsneedstosreducesdosage
-Prolongationsofsdrugseffectsstotals1-2slifesincreases
Fetalsdevelopmentsinspregnancys(stages)s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔-
preimplantation/presomite:sconception-2sweeks:sallsorsnothings
-embryonicsperiod:sweekss3-8:sgrosssmalformations
-Fetalsperiod:sweeks9-sterm:sexposuresdisruptssfunctionsnotsgrosssanatomy
PregnancysLabelings-sCORRECTsANSWER✔-
Assofs2015,sthesFoodsandsDrugsAdministrationshadsasPregnancysandsLactat
ionsLabelingsRuleschange.
-
Nosmoresletteringsofsthescategoriessofsdrugssforspregnancy.sAccordingstosth
esletteringssystem,sdrugsscansbesputsintosonesofsfivesriskscategories:sbesA,sB
,sC,sD,sandsX.
-Bys2020,sallsprescriptionssmustsremovesletteringslabelssaltogether.
,-ThesPLLRsrequiressthreessectionssforslabeling:
os(1)spregnancy,s(2)slactation,sands(3)sfemalessandsmalessofsreproductivesp
otential.
Howsdosyousdecreasesrisksinsthesinfantsduringsbreastfeeding?s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔osTakesthesdrugssimmediately saftersbreastfeedin
g
osAvoidsdrugssthatshaveslongshalf-lives
osChoosesdrugssthatstendstosbesexcludedsfromsmilk,sandsthatsaresleastslikelys
tosaffectsthesinfant
osAvoidsthesdrugssthatsaresknownstosbeshazardous
osUsestheslowestseffectivesdosagesforsthesshortestspossiblestime
osAbandonsplansstosbreastfeedsifsasnecessarysdrugsissknownstosbesharmfulst
ostheschild.
Howsdospediatricspatientssdiffersinstheirsresponsestosmedication?
sAbsorption? s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔osOralsadministration
-Gastricsemptyingstimesissprolongeds&sirregularsinsearlysinfancy
·sAdultsfunctionsats5-8smonths
·sForsdrugssthatsaresabsorbedsprimarilysfromsthesstomach,sdelayedsgastricse
mptyingsenhancessabsorption
·sForsdrugssthatsaresabsorbedsprimarilysfromsthesintestine,sabsorptionsissdel
ayed
·sBecausesgastricsemptyingstimesissirregular,sthespreciseseffectsonsabsorptio
nsissnotspredictable
-sGastricsAcidity
,·sVeryslows24shourssaftersbirth
·sDoessnotsreachsadultsvaluessfors2syears
·sLowsaciditysabsorptionsofsacid-labilesdrugssissincreased
osIntramuscular
-Slow,serraticsinsneonates
-
sDelayedsabsorption sassasresultsofslowsbloodsflowsduringsthesfirstsfewsdayss
ofslife
-
sBysearlysinfancy,sabsorption sofsIMsdrugssissmoresrapidsthansinsneonatessan
dsadults
osSkin
-sMoresrapidsandscompletesinsinfantssthansinsolderschildrensandsadults
-
sThesstratumscorneumsofsthesinfant'ssskinsissverysthin,sandsbloodsflowstosthes
skinsissgreatersinsinfantssthansinsolderspatients.sBecausesofsthissenhancedsab
sorption,sinfantssaresatsincreasedsrisksforstoxicitysfromstopicalsdrugs.
Howsdospediatricspatientssdiffersinstheirsresponsestosmedication?
sDistribution sr/tsproteinsbinding?s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔-
Bindingsofsdrugsstosalbuminsandsothersplasmasproteinssisslimitedsinsthesinfa
nt
-sAmountsofsserumsalbuminsissrelativelyslow
-
sEndogenousscompoundss(fatty sacids,sbilirubin)scompeteswithsdrugssforsav
ailablesbindingssites
, -sLimitedsdrug/proteinsbindingsinsinfantss--
>sconcentrationsofsfreeslevelssofsdrugssthatsusuallysundergosextensivesprote
insbindingsinsadultssissrelativelyshighsinsthesinfants-->sintensifiedseffects
-sReducedsdosagesneeded
-sAdultsproteinsbindingscapacitysbys10-12smonthssofsage
Howsdospediatricspatientssdiffersinstheirsresponsestosmedication?
sDistribution sr/tsBBB?s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔-
sNotsfullysdevelopedsatsbirth
-sDrugssandsotherschemicalsshavesrelativelyseasysaccessstosthesCNS
-sInfantssaresespeciallyssensitivestosdrugssthatsaffectsCNSsfunction
-
sallsmedicines semployedsforstheirsCNSseffectss(e.g.,smorphine,sphenobarbit
al)sshouldsbesgivensinsreducedsdosage
-
sDosagesshouldsalsosbesreducedsforsdrugssusedsforsactionssoutsidesthesCNSs
ifsthosesdrugssarescapablesofsproducingsCNSstoxicitysassassideseffect
Howsdospediatricspatientssdiffersinstheirsresponsestosmedication?
sMetabolismsr/tsHepaticsfunction?s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔osThesdrug-
metabolizingscapacitysofsnewbornssisslow
osNeonatessaresespeciallyssensitivestosdrugssthatsareseliminatedsprimarilysb
yshepaticsmetabolism
osThesliver'sscapacitystosmetabolizesmanysdrugssincreasedsrapidlysabouts1s
monthsaftersbirth
osThesabilitystosmetabolizesdrugssatsthesadultslevelsissreachedsasfewsmonthss
later