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Drugs in Pregnancy: What the medical doctor should know about their risk

Class at Third Faculty of Medicine |
CCOCA0089

Syllabus

Organization of the course - see Vyuka

1. Introduction. Risk assessment of drugs in pregnancy. ENTIS organization. Analgesics, spasmolytics, anti-inflammatory drugs.2. Treatment of endocrine glands diseases. Diabetes mellitus and thyreopathy. Treatment with corticosteroids.3. Diseases of the cardiovascular system and their treatment (including anticoagulant treatment).4. Treatment with psychotropic drugs: Antiepileptic, antipsychotics, antidepressants.5. Infectious diseases and their treatment. Infections as teratogen. Vaccination.6. Immune disorders: autoimmune diseases (MS, inflammatory bowel disease, RA). Asthma and allergies. Transplantation. Cancer.7. Diseases of GIT - antiemetics, antiulcerosis, antiobesitics.8. Medicines and breastfeeding.9. Exposition of father. Chemicals in working and living environment. Poisoning. Natural and over-the-counter medicines10. Experiment - embryotoxicity testing on chick embryos by CHEST method. Evaluation of experiment results.11. Presentation of individual case reports + general discussion.