title: Drug therapy during pregnancy and in the neonate.
abstract: This article presents important clinical pharmacologic aspects of drug therapy during pregnancy. It reviews the potential adverse effects on the mother and conceptus caused by drugs and includes specific recommendations for therapy. Extensive tables are included that list drugs that are safe and those that are contraindicated during pregnancy.
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D010920:Placenta / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal