Clinical pharmacology during pregnancy / edited by Donald Mattison and Lee-Ann Halbert.

Revised edition of: Clinical pharmacology during pregnancy / edited by Donald R. Mattison. 1st ed. 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Physiologic changes during pregnancy -- Impact of pregnancy on maternal pharmacokinetics of medications -- Medications and the breastfeeding mother -- Fetal drug therapy -- Treating the placenta : an evolving therapeutic concept -- Conducting randomized controlled pharmaceutical trials in the pregnant population: challenges and solutions -- Pharmacogenomics in pregnancy -- Anesthetic drugs -- The management of asthma during pregnancy -- Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy -- Clinical pharmacology of anti-infectives during pregnancy -- Chemotherapy in pregnancy -- Substance abuse in pregnancy -- Diabetes in pregnancy -- Cardiovascular medications in pregnancy -- Antidepressants in pregnancy -- Uterotonics and tocolytics -- Antenatal thyroid disease and pharmacotherapy in pregnancy -- Management of dermatological conditions in pregnancy -- Herbs and alternative remedies -- Envenomations and antivenom during pregnancy -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Challenges in predicting the pharmacokinetics of drugs in premature and mature newborns: example with piperacillin and tazobactam.

"Uses an evidence-based approach for therapeutics during pregnancy Presents a summary of specific medications by indication, including up-to-date information on dosing and efficacy in pregnancy for the given indication Includes significant new sections on physiologic changes and the ethics of pharmacological research in pregnancy"-- Provided by publisher.