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Effect Of Medicines On The Fetus And Newborn

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     Acebutolol------ IUGR, Hypotension, Bradycardia
    Acetazolamide-------Metabolic acidosis
    Amiodarone ----------- bradycardia, hypothyroidism
    Anesthetic agents (volatile) -------- CNS depressant
    Adrenal corticosteroids ----------- Adrenocortical insufficiency (rare)
    Ammonium chloride -------------------- acid
    Aspirin --------- neonatal bleeding, prolonged pregnancy
    Atenolol ------------- intrauterine growth retardation, hypoglycemia
    Baclofen --------- Withdrawal
    Blue cohosh herbal tea ----------- Neonatal heart failure
    Bromide ----------- rash, central nervous system depression, intrauterine growth retardation
    Captopril, enalapril ---- transient renal failure oliguria, oliguria
    Mepivacaine ----- bradycardia, apnea, bradycardia, convulsions
    Cholinergic factors -------- transient muscle weakness
    Central nervous system depressants ----- CNS depression and hypotonia
    Cephalothin ---------- Positive direct Coombs test
    Dexamethasone -------- periventricular softening
    Fluoxetine ----- Transient withdrawal in neonates, hypertonia, and minor malformations
    Haloperidol-------Withdrawal
    Hexamethonium bromide----------Paralytic ileus
    Ibuprofen ------- oligohydramnios, pulmonary hypertension
    Imipramine ------ Withdrawal
    Indomethazine -------- oliguria, oliguria, intestinal perforation, pulmonary hypertension
    Use of intravenous fluids during labor (eg hypotonic fluids) ------- electrolyte disturbances, hyponatremia, hypoglycemia
    Radioactive iodine --------- goiter
    Iodine ---------------- goiter
    Lead ----------- lack of intellectual property
    Magnesium sulfate -------- respiratory depression, meconium spots, hypotonia
    Methimazole ----------- Good, hypothyroidism
    Morphine and its derivatives ------- Withdrawal symptoms (impaired absorption, vomiting, diarrhea, insomnia, yawning, tension, shortness of breath, cyanosis, fever, sweating, pallor, tremors, convulsions)
    Naphthalene ------ hemolytic anemia (in those with G6PD deficiency)
    Nitrofurantoin -------- hemolytic anemia (in those with G6PD deficiency)
    Oxytocin -------- hyperbilirubinemia, hyponatremia
    Phenobarbital-------Hemorrhagic diathesis (vitamin K deficiency), possibly long-term low IQ, Sedation
    Primaquine --------- hemolytic anemia (in those with G6PD deficiency)
    Propranolol ---------- Hypoglycemia, Bradycardia, Apnea
    Prothiouracil --------- commodity, hypothyroidism
    Pyridoxine -----------convulsions
    Reserpine ------ Drowsiness, nasal congestion, instability of body temperature
    Sulfonamides -------- compete with bilirubin for protein binding and can cause jaundice even at low levels, hemolytic anemia (in those with G6PD deficiency)
    Sulfonylurea ------- hypoglycemia
    Sympathomimetic factors ------ tachycardia
    Thiazides -------- Neonatal thrombocytopenia (rare)
    TNF-alpha blockers ---------- Neutropenia
    Zolpidine (Ambien) ------------ Low birth weight


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