OB Medications and Medication Administration
Safety(100% Verified)
Category A correct answersWhich FDA Pregnancy Risk Category is described?:
Controlled studies show no risk or find no evidence of harm.
Category B correct answersWhich FDA Pregnancy Risk Category is described?:
Animal studies show no risks, but there are no controlled studies on pregnant women.
Category C correct answersWhich FDA Pregnancy Risk Category is described?:
Animal studies have shown risk to fetus, there are no controlled studies in women, or studies in
women and animals are not available
Category D correct answersWhich FDA Pregnancy Risk Category is described?:
There is positive evidence of potential fetal risk, but benefits from use in pregnant women may
be acceptable despite the risk (i.e. life threatening condition to mother).
Category X correct answersWhich FDA Pregnancy Risk Category is described?:
Studies in animals or human beings have demonstrated fetal abnormalities, or there is evidence
of fetal risk. The drug is contraindicated in women who are or may become pregnant
Vastus lateralis using 25 gauge , 5/8 in correct answersWhat is the intramuscular injection site
for newborns?
Prenatal Vitamin correct answersThis prenatal medication is prescribed as:
One po /day with 400 mcg folic acid recommended for all pregnant women (should really start 3
months before conception).
Ferrous Sulfate correct answersThis prenatal medication is given to a woman if she is anemic.
Prescribed as: 325 mg po BID
Alpha Hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection (Makena) or (17P) correct answersThis prenatal
medication is given only to prenatal clients with history of preterm deliveries.
Prescribed: IM once per week from 16-36 weeks gestation.
Rhogam correct answersThis prenatal medication is given only to prenatal patients with Rh
negative blood type.
, To prevent sensitization - formation of anti-D antibodies from Mom which cross placenta and
attack fetal blood cells causing hemolysis correct answersWhat is the MOA of Rhogam?
IM (ventrogluteal) 300 mcg at 28 weeks correct answersHow is Rhogam administered?
For Rh-negative mother after 1st-trimester abortion, ectopic pregnancy, or chorionic villus
sampling, amniocentesis, trauma or car accident. correct answersWhen is Rhogam administered
as a Microdose 1 vial (50 mcg) IM in Deltoid?
Tocolytics correct answersWhat drug class is given to arrest labor after uterine contractions and
cervical changes have occurred?
relaxes smooth muscles, inhibiting uterine activity correct answersWhat is the MOA of
Tocolytics?
delay birth to allow for maternal transport and fetal lung maturity correct answersWhat is the
goal of Tocolytics?
tachystole correct answersTocolytics are also given to suppress uterine ____________ during
labor induction or augmentation.
TERBUTALINE (BRETHINE) correct answersWhat is the most commonly used beta-
adrenergic agonist tocolytic?
0.25mg SQ every 20 min x 3 correct answersHow is TERBUTALINE (BRETHINE)
administered?
HR >120 correct answersWhen should you hold TERBUTALINE (BRETHINE)?
Tachycardia
nervousness
tremors
palpitations (Fluttering)
chest pain (tightness) dysrhythmias
MI
pulmonary edema
hypokalemia
hypoglycemia
hypotension(BP < 90/60) correct answersWhat are 11 maternal adverse effects of
TERBUTALINE (BRETHINE)?
Tachycardia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia correct answersWhat are 3 fetal adverse effects
of TERBUTALINE (BRETHINE)?
•Contraindicated in women with cardiac disease, diabetes, hypertension, migraine, hemorrhage
Safety(100% Verified)
Category A correct answersWhich FDA Pregnancy Risk Category is described?:
Controlled studies show no risk or find no evidence of harm.
Category B correct answersWhich FDA Pregnancy Risk Category is described?:
Animal studies show no risks, but there are no controlled studies on pregnant women.
Category C correct answersWhich FDA Pregnancy Risk Category is described?:
Animal studies have shown risk to fetus, there are no controlled studies in women, or studies in
women and animals are not available
Category D correct answersWhich FDA Pregnancy Risk Category is described?:
There is positive evidence of potential fetal risk, but benefits from use in pregnant women may
be acceptable despite the risk (i.e. life threatening condition to mother).
Category X correct answersWhich FDA Pregnancy Risk Category is described?:
Studies in animals or human beings have demonstrated fetal abnormalities, or there is evidence
of fetal risk. The drug is contraindicated in women who are or may become pregnant
Vastus lateralis using 25 gauge , 5/8 in correct answersWhat is the intramuscular injection site
for newborns?
Prenatal Vitamin correct answersThis prenatal medication is prescribed as:
One po /day with 400 mcg folic acid recommended for all pregnant women (should really start 3
months before conception).
Ferrous Sulfate correct answersThis prenatal medication is given to a woman if she is anemic.
Prescribed as: 325 mg po BID
Alpha Hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection (Makena) or (17P) correct answersThis prenatal
medication is given only to prenatal clients with history of preterm deliveries.
Prescribed: IM once per week from 16-36 weeks gestation.
Rhogam correct answersThis prenatal medication is given only to prenatal patients with Rh
negative blood type.
, To prevent sensitization - formation of anti-D antibodies from Mom which cross placenta and
attack fetal blood cells causing hemolysis correct answersWhat is the MOA of Rhogam?
IM (ventrogluteal) 300 mcg at 28 weeks correct answersHow is Rhogam administered?
For Rh-negative mother after 1st-trimester abortion, ectopic pregnancy, or chorionic villus
sampling, amniocentesis, trauma or car accident. correct answersWhen is Rhogam administered
as a Microdose 1 vial (50 mcg) IM in Deltoid?
Tocolytics correct answersWhat drug class is given to arrest labor after uterine contractions and
cervical changes have occurred?
relaxes smooth muscles, inhibiting uterine activity correct answersWhat is the MOA of
Tocolytics?
delay birth to allow for maternal transport and fetal lung maturity correct answersWhat is the
goal of Tocolytics?
tachystole correct answersTocolytics are also given to suppress uterine ____________ during
labor induction or augmentation.
TERBUTALINE (BRETHINE) correct answersWhat is the most commonly used beta-
adrenergic agonist tocolytic?
0.25mg SQ every 20 min x 3 correct answersHow is TERBUTALINE (BRETHINE)
administered?
HR >120 correct answersWhen should you hold TERBUTALINE (BRETHINE)?
Tachycardia
nervousness
tremors
palpitations (Fluttering)
chest pain (tightness) dysrhythmias
MI
pulmonary edema
hypokalemia
hypoglycemia
hypotension(BP < 90/60) correct answersWhat are 11 maternal adverse effects of
TERBUTALINE (BRETHINE)?
Tachycardia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia correct answersWhat are 3 fetal adverse effects
of TERBUTALINE (BRETHINE)?
•Contraindicated in women with cardiac disease, diabetes, hypertension, migraine, hemorrhage
