1. Describe general principles to consider when prescribing medications for pregnant women?
2. Your 25-year-old patient has just found out she’s pregnant. She tells you she has been taking Paxil for anxiety for about 5 years and wants to know if she should continue to take it during the pregnancy. What education will you provide & what, if any, changes will you make to her medication plan?
3. Describe factors related to fetal-placental physiology and transfer of medications.
4. Discuss the concept of teratogenicity and the categories of medications according to fetal risk.
Read Chapters 4, 54-56 in Arcangelo et al. (2022). Pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice: A practical approach (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Shamy, T.E., & Tamizian, O. (2018). Principles of prescribing in pregnancy. Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine, 28(5), 136-140.