- When dealing with the pregnant patients, a special protocols should be followed, regarding the seat position, the visit duration, the dental treatment accepted, the anesthesia, the visit time, the period, ... etc.
- Here we are pointing to the "Drugs" are to be prescribed to the pregnant female which can be categorized as the following pattern, but N.B those recommendations.
- - General Recommendations:
A- Avoid medications if possible in first trimester
B- Limit use to safe, short-acting, non-combination drugs
C- Topical medications are preferred over systemic agents
D- Use the lowest effective dose of a medication
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- - Categories of Drugs Prescribed to Pregnant Females:
- 1- Class A
- No risk in controlled human studies
- Examples: Acetaminophen (Tylenol) - Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)
- 2- Class B
- No risk in controlled animal studies
- Examples: Amoxicillin - Cephalosporin antibiotics
- 3- Class C
- Small risk in controlled animal studies
- Examples: Codeine - Dicloxacillin
- 4- Class D
- Strong evidence of risk to the human fetus
- Examples: Coumadin - Valium
- 5- Class X (Never to be used in Pregnancy)
- Very high risk to the human fetus
- Examples: Xanax - Accutane
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- - References:
- Briggs (1998) Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation, 5th ed
- Larimore (2000) Prim Care 27(1):35-53
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