OB Drugs
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- Ambien
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Patient sedation/relaxation
Short term treatment of insomnia (7-10 days) - Ampicillin
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Prophylactic during labor and delivery for mothers + for group B streptococcus
Used to treat neonates testing + for group B streptococcus to avoid neonatal sepsis and meningitis - Ancef
- May be used as a surgical prophylaxis
- Betamethasone
- Administered to mothers 24 hours prior to preterm delivery to induce the production of fetal surfactant which reduces the risk or decreases the severity of respiratory distress syndrome.
- Bictria
- Prevention of Acid Aspiration Syndrome prior to a surgical procedure
- Bisacodyl/Dulcolax
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Decreased constipation
Soft formed stools
Bowel free of stool prior to procedure - Calcium Gluconate
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Increased calcium levels in neonate
Decreased tetany in neonate
Prevention of hypocalcemia during exchange transfusions
Correction of hyperkalemia - Cervidil
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Cervical effacement and dilation in term pregnancy
Onset of labor
May be used to empty the uterus if fetal death has occurred before 28 weeks or uterus contains benign hydatidiform mole - Clindamycin
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Absence of infection
Used for staphylococci and streptococci infections
Surgical prophylaxis for women allergic to PCN or cephalosporin - Colace
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Decreased constipation
Soft formed stools - Compazine
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Decreased nausea and vomiting
Given prior to anesthesia to prevent or decrease post-operative N/V - Darvocet
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Decreased mild to moderate pain
Pain at a tolerable level -
Demerol
meperidine -
Decreased moderate to severe pain
Pain at a tolerable level - Dexamethasone
- Administered to preterm or high risk neonates to prevent respiratory distress syndrome
- EMLA
- Decreased pain at injection s
- Erythromycin
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Absence of infection
Alternative to clindamycin as a surgical prophylaxis for women allergic to PCN or cephalosporins - Erythromycin ointment
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Prophylaxis for neonatal gonoccal ophthalmia
Absence of infection - Fentanyl
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Decreased pain
Supplement to anesthesia - Ferrous sulfate
- Prevention and correction of iron deficiency
- Gentamycin
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Absence of infection
Used for severe systemic infections of CNS; respiratory, GI, urinary tracts; bone; skin; soft tissues; acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease caused by susceptible strains - Hemabate
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Decreased postpartum bleeding by stimulating uterine contractions
Abortion between 3-20 wks gestation - Ibuprofen
- Decreased pain, inflammation, fever
- Indocin/indomethacin
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Decreased pain and inflammation.
Closure of patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants - Insulin
- Decreased blood glucose levels in diabetes mellitus (70-130)
- Labatolol
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Decreased blood pressure
IV to treat hypertensive crisis - Lanolin
- Reduction in sore cracked nipples
- Magnesium Sulfate
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Increased osmotic pressure
Decreased blood pressure (preeclampsia, eclampsia) - Methergine
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Absence of hemorrhage
Increased contractions
Decreased bleeding - Multivitamin
- Prevents and treats vitamin deficiency
- Mylicon
- Reduction in S/S associated with gas in GI system
- Narcan
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Compete with opioid receptor sites to reverse respiratory depression from surgical procedure or opioid overdose
Neonate: reverse asphyxia neonatorium - Numorphan
- Reduce moderate to severe pain
- Penicillin G
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Absence of infection
Used for infections of the respiratory tract, scarlet fever, otitis media, pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections, gonorrhea, prevention of rheumatic fever - Percocet
- Decreased moderate to severe pain
- Phenergan
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Absence of nausea and vomiting
Relief of various allergic conditions
Sedation during surgery - Pitocin
- Stimulation of labor, control of bleeding, stimulation of breast milk letdown
- RhoGam
- Absence of Rh factor and transfusion error
- Rubella
- Immunity against contracting rubella
- Senokot
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Decreased constipation
Soft formed stools - Stadol
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Relief of severe to moderate pain
Analgesia during labor
Preoperative sedation - Sucrose
- Decreases sensitivity to pain during procedures (i.e. circumcision, heel sticks)
- Terbutaline
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Absence of contractions after going into preterm labor
Unlabeled use premature labor by reducing or eliminating contractions - Tylenol
- Decreased mild to moderate pain, absence of fever
- Tylenol 3
- Decreased moderate to moderate-severe pain, absence of fever
- Vicodin
- Decreased moderate to moderate-severe pain, absence of fever
- Vistaril
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Decreased preoperative anxiety
Decreased postoperative nausea and vomiting
Potentiation of opioid analgesics - Vitamin K
- Decreased risk for hemorrhagic disease in the neonate
- Xylocaine
- Decreased pain