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Antibiotics Safe during Pregnancy - ✔✔CAMP
1. Cephalosporins
2. Amoxicillin
3. Macrolides/Metronidazole
4. Penicillin
Nitrofurantoin- Not in 1st trimester, or after 37 weeks due to increase risk of hemolytic Anemia
Safe Hypertension Medication during Pregnancy - ✔✔1. Methyldopa(Aldomet)
2. Labatalol(Beta Blocker
3. Hydralazine
4. Long Acting Nifedipine
Psych Meds during Pregnancy - ✔✔SSRIs safe
1. Escitalopram
2. Citalopram
3. Sertraline
Medication for N/V - ✔✔Diclegis(Combo B6 and Unisom)
Urinary Tract Infection Meds during Pregnancy - ✔✔1. Cephalexin(Keflex)
2. Amoxicillin Clavulate
3. Fosfomycin
4. Nitrofurantoin- Not in 1st trimester or after 37 weeks. Can lead to Kernicterus
1st Line Treatment for Mastitis - ✔✔1st Line- Cephalexin(Keflex)
2nd- Dicloxacillin PO for 10-14 days
,If MRSA suspected
1. Bactrim-Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole
or
2. Clindamycin
Education on Progestrion Only Pill - ✔✔1. Take same time each day
- If greater than 3 hours take ASAP and use backup contraceptives for 2 days
2. Miss 1 day-
- Take ASAP doubling up is fine and continue with backup Contraceptive
3. Miss 2 days or more
- take most recent pill missed ASAP
- Discard the remaining pills that were missed
-Back up Birth Control for 7 days.
Medication that cause Birth Control Pills to need backup plan - ✔✔1. Ampicillin
2. Tatracycline
3. Clarithromycin
4. St. Johns Wort
5. Phenobarbitals
6. Phenotoin
7. Antifungal
Contraindication for combined Estrogen-Progesteron medication - ✔✔1. 35 yrs old with smoking hx
of 15 or more cigarettes
2. 2 plus risk factors(HTN, Diabetic, smoking)
3. Hx of Venous Thromboembolism
4. Known Clotting Disorder
5. Hx of Stroke
7. Breast Feeding
8. Migraine with Aura
, 9. Liver Disease
Postpartum and Breastfeeding Women can not take - ✔✔BIRTH COntrol with ESTROGEN
Estrogen Free option
1. IUD(Copper or Levonorgestral)
2. Estongestral(Nexplanon)
3. Depot Medrox Progesterone( Depo-Provera)
4. Progesterone only Pills(Norethindrone)(Micronon)
Information on Birth Control Pills - ✔✔1. YAZ=Increase risk of Thromboembolism
2. Depo & IUD= Delayed Return to Fertilization
3. Depo= Increase Risk for Osteoparosis >2 years discard
4. IUD=Contra for PID. CUrrent STI or Undiagnosed vaginal Bledding
Folic Acid Dosage - ✔✔1000 mcg daily for Preg.
400 mcg for Reproductive age
1st Line Medication for Osteoarthritis and RA - ✔✔1. NSAID
1st line medication for Osteoporosis - ✔✔Bispophospate
Contra in pt with
1. Esophageal Varieces
2. Unable to sit upright for 30 minutes
3. Sever Kidney Impairment CrCl>30
Contraindication and Education for Tricyclic Antidepresents - ✔✔**Do an ECG before starting on
medication**
1. Conduction Abnormalities
2. Narrow Angle Glaucoma