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                                                Pharmacotherapeutics
                                                                     MAry C. BruCker
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                                                                       TekOA L. kIng
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                                                                                  overview that includes discussion of specific situa-
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                         Introduction
                                                                                  tions such as common drugs used for treating woman 
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                        Throughout history, pregnancy and midwifery have          who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Although many 
                        been surrounded in myths. One of the modern myths         examples are included in the chapter as illustrations, 
                        is that midwives eschew the use of drugs and only         it should not be assumed that they are exhaustive. 
                        use, at most, herbal remedies. In reality, knowledge      Additionally, certain terms—including “drugs,” 
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                        of pharmacology is necessary for the practice of mid-     “agents,” “medications,” and “pharmaceuticals”—
                        wifery in the twenty-first century so that midwives       are used interchangeably throughout the chapter. The 
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                        use pharmacotherapeutic agents appropriately. All         word “drug” does not connote an illicit substance 
                        50 states grant some type of prescriptive authority       or a licit substance being abused; rather, drugs with 
                                                      1                           abuse potential are specifically designated as such. 
                        to certified nurse-midwives.    Prescriptive author-
                        ity remains less common for certified midwives, as        Drugs are listed by generic name followed by the 
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                        their credential is newer and their numbers fewer.        most common brand name in parentheses.
                        Prescriptive authority is controlled on the state level        This chapter has four sections. The first reviews 
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                        and ranges from very limited to relatively broad.         fundamental concepts for midwives with prescriptive 
                        Many states limit prescriptive authority according to     authority, including the drug development process, 
                        the schedule of controlled substances described later     legal requirements for prescriptive authority, and 
                        in this chapter. Some prescriptive authority laws are      essential information about drug–drug interactions 
                        based on specific wording in state licensing laws or      and adverse effects of drugs. The second section re-
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                        practice sites.                                           views essential drug categories most commonly used 
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                            As an increasing number of midwives attain            in midwifery practice. The third and fourth sec-
                        prescriptive privileges, knowledge of pharmacology        tions describe pharmacologic essentials specific to 
                                                       1                          prescribing drugs for women who are pregnant and 
                        becomes even more important.  Although midwives 
                        may use a wide repertoire of nonpharmaceutical tech-      women who are lactating.
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                        niques, there are conditions and situations in which 
                        no effective substitutes exist for pharmacologic treat-
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                        ments. One of the greatest challenges to the midwife       The Lexicon of Pharmacology
                        in clinical practice is maintaining current informa-
                        tion about drug indications, doses, side effects, and     As knowledge in pharmacology has expanded, so 
                        contraindications.                                        has the accompanying lexicon. A prerequisite to 
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                            Throughout this text, specific therapeutic agents     understanding drug actions and their effects is the 
                        are discussed as treatments for various conditions.       midwife’s ability to define the various terms used in 
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                        However, the field of pharmacology is both expansive      pharmacology. Some of these terms are old and es-
                        and ever-changing; thus this chapter presents a wide      tablished. Pharmacology itself means the study of all 
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                        2       PART II  Primary Care
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                        aspects of drugs. In addition, several more specific      drug (e.g., an acid) or by pharmacotherapeutic indi-
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                        terms are employed in the field. Pharmacokinetics         cation (e.g., sedative). The same drug could be identi-
                        describes the absorption, distribution, metabolism        fied by its chemical name [e.g., 2-(2-methyl-5-nitro 
                        (biotransformation), and excretion (clearance) of         1H-imidazol1-l-yl)ethanol], its generic name (metro-
                        drugs. These factors then determine the amount            nidazole), and its most common brand name (Flagyl). 
                        of the agent available at the target sites for action.        Drugs formulated as medications are regu-
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                        Pharmacodynamics refers to the action of drugs on         lated in the united States by the Food and Drug 
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                        the body. The pharmacodynamic action of a drug            Administration (FDA), one of 12 agencies within the 
                        results from the drug’s binding relationship at the       u.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The 
                        receptor site as either an agonist or an antagonist.      pharmaceuticals for which the FDA has authority 
                        Pharmacotherapeutics is the field focusing on treat-      may be obtained by prescription or over the counter.
                        ment effects of drugs. Additional terms can be found          The FDA also regulates medical devices such as 
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                        in the pharmacology glossary presented in Box 5-1.        intrauterine contraceptive systems (e.g., Paragard, 
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                                                                                  Mirena) and biologic agents such as vaccines. The 
                                                                                  FDA does not regulate dietary supplements, such as 
                         Drugs in Modern Society                                  St. John’s wort, although the agency does track ad-
                                                                                  verse reactions that occur following use of dietary 
                                                                                  supplements. Similarly, the FDA may require labeling 
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                        More than 4 billion prescriptions are written each        to designate that safety has not been established for 
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                        year in the united States. each prescription filled can   cosmetics, although recall of cosmetics is voluntary 
                        result in a 20% profit to the manufacturer, making        by the manufacturer.5
                        the pharmaceutical industry highly profitable.                Drugs that are approved for specific use by the 
                            Most adults in the united States take at least        FDA must demonstrate both safety and efficacy for 
                        one medication, and many take multiple pharma-            that indication in a series of preapproval studies that 
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                        ceuticals daily.  The extensive use of drugs is related   are submitted to the FDA for review. The regula-
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                        to several factors: the increase in their availability;   tion of drugs is administered by the Center for Drug 
                        the public belief that drugs are safe, especially over-   evaluation and research (CDer), a subgroup within 
                        the-counter products; and the plethora of healthcare      the FDA that oversees the research, development, 
                        providers, pharmacies, and Internet sites that supply     manufacture, and marketing of both prescription 
                        drugs. These multiple options mean that an indi-          and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. After FDA ap-
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                        vidual may receive drug prescriptions and recom-          proval, if unexpected risks are detected, CDer takes 
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                        mendations from a variety of providers who may be         action to inform the public, change a drug’s label, or, 
                        unaware of the other prescribers’ actions. Direct-to-     when necessary, remove the product from the mar-
                        customer advertising exposes many more individu-          ket. The FDA itself does not develop, manufacture, 
                        als to prescription drugs and proposed therapeutic        or test drugs.
                        options of which they might have been previously              Drug manufacturers submit full reports of stud-
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                        unaware.3 In addition to public acceptance of drugs       ies conducted on specific drugs, called clinical trials, 
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                        to treat illnesses, there is a growing appreciation of    so that CDer can evaluate the data and determine if 
                        how agents may be used for prophylaxis against            the drug should be approved for a specific indication. 
                        various diseases or for general health maintenance.       This approval commonly is termed FDA labeling. 
                        Drugs used for prophylaxis tend to be used for long       The clinical trials are intended to be appropriately 
                        periods of time. They include blockbuster drugs,          large enough to determine safety and effectiveness. 
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                        such as atorvastatin (Lipitor).                           However, sometimes the FDA approves a drug, only 
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                            even individuals who avoid taking specific drugs      to remove it from the marketplace later due to ad-
                        or agents may constantly be exposed to pharmaceu-         verse effects that emerge once the drug is in use by a 
                        ticals through the food chain or in their daily envi-     large diverse population or when used in conjunction 
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                        ronment.  The results of such exposure, including         with other agents. Box 5-2 identifies the sequenc-
                        direct toxic reactions and reproductive toxicology,       ing of studies and subsequent clinical trials that are 
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                        are beyond the scope of this chapter, although this       conducted prior to FDA approval, and Figure 5-1 
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                        area is likely to grow in importance.                     illustrates the process.6
                                                                                      Historically, women have not been participants 
                        Drug Development and Regulation                                                             7,8
                                                                                  in most drug development studies.    Although there 
                        Drugs are labeled in various ways. Specific drugs can     are many reasons for this exclusion, one factor is 
                        be described by the physiochemical property of the        the changing environment in a woman’s body over 
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                                                                           BOX 5-1  A Brief Glossary of Pharmacology
                                    Adverse drug reaction  Response to a drug that is noxious             Formulary  List of approved or available drugs. It is often 
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                                    and unintended, and that occurs at doses normally used                used by insurers to identify agents that will be reimbursed 
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                                    for prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy of disease or for the          or paid for by the insurer.
                                    modification of physiologic function.                                 Generic name A formulation that contains the same 
                                    Agonist  A drug that binds to a receptor and activates it,            active ingredients found in the original brand formulation 
                                    producing a pharmacological response.                                 and is bioequivalent to that formulation.
                                    Antagonist A drug that attenuates the effects of an                   Half-life  The period of time required for the concentration 
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                                    agonist. Antagonism can be competitive and reversible                 or amount of drug in the body to be reduced to exactly 
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                                    (i.e., the drug binds reversibly to a region of the receptor in       one-half of a given concentration or amount.
                                    common with the agonist) or competitive and irreversible              Hypersensitivity reaction A state of altered reactivity 
                                    (i.e., the antagonist binds covalently to the agonist                 wherein the body reacts to a foreign substance with an 
                                    binding site, and no amount of agonist can overcome the               exaggerated immune response; classified as Type I, II, III, 
                                    inhibition).                                                          or IV depending on the specific pathologic response.
                                    Bioavailability Percentage of an administered drug that 
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                                                                                                          Immunotherapy Treatment of disease by inducing, 
                                    is available to target tissues.                                       enhancing, or suppressing an immune response.
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                                    Bioequivalent  Pharmacologically equivalent.                          Loading dose  A larger than normal dose administered as 
                                    Black box warning  A method that the FDA uses to identify             the first in a series of doses, with the other does being 
                                    unusual harm associated with an agent. Often this warning             equal to each other but smaller than the first. A loading 
                                    is added to package inserts after postmarketing studies               dose is administered to achieve a therapeutic amount in 
                                    identify unexpected risks linked to a drug.                           the body more rapidly.
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                                    Brand name A trademarked name assigned to a drug by                   Nutraceutical (functional food) A food or supplement 
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                                    its manufacturer. Some brand names are similar to the                 (e.g., folic acid) that has specific health benefits.
                                    generic name (e.g., pseudoephedrine/Sudafed); others                  Off-label use  Prescription or use of a drug for conditions 
                                    suggest their indications for use (e.g., Tamiflu).                    other than those approved by the FDA.
                                    Chemical name Although rarely used by prescribers and                 Over-the-counter (OTC) Pharmaceuticals sold without 
                                    consumers, a name of a drug that describes its chemical               prescriptions.
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                                    composition.                                                          Pharmacodynamics  How drugs produce their effects, such 
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                                    Compounding Mixing or combining ingredients to                        as interactions at a receptor site.
                                    produce a pharmaceutical agent. Pharmacists may perform               Pharmacogenetics The study of how drugs interact with 
                                    compounding to change the form from solid pill to liquid,             the genetic makeup of an individual or the genetic response 
                                    or it may be done to create a unique dose and combination             to a drug; this may be one of the first clinical applications 
                                    of products for a specific individual.                                derived from the Human Genome Project.
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                                    Controlled substance Pharmaceuticals as listed in                     Pharmacogenomics Studies that illustrate similarities 
                                    schedules found in U.S. Law 21 U.S.C. §802(32)(A). These 
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                                    agents include opiates as well as nonopiates but generally            and differences in pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic 
                                    have a high risk of addiction, often without valid medicinal          mechanisms among various individuals and people of 
                                    use. Examples include heroin.                                         different ethnic backgrounds.
                                    Cosmeceutical  A cosmetic product that has medicinal or               Pharmacokinetics The movement of drugs in the 
                                    druglike benefits.                                                    body, specifically encompassing the study of factors 
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                                                                                                          that determine the amount of chemical agents at their 
                                    Direct-to-consumer advertising Advertising of selected                sites of biologic effect at various times after the agent 
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                                    drugs placed in popular media and directed to the general             is administered. Pharmacokinetics is composed of four 
                                    public as opposed to providers in peer-reviewed journals.             specific factors: absorption, distribution, metabolism 
                                    Dispense (furnish) The process of giving a drug to a                  (biotransformation), and excretion (clearance).
                                    consumer.                                                             Pharmacotherapeutics The field concentrating on the 
                                                                                                          treatment effects of drugs. There are several subsections 
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                                    Ecopharmacology Derivation of drugs from plants, es-
                                    pecially those found in the rainforest, as well as exploration        within pharmacotherapeutics.
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                                    of pharmacologic implications of pollutants in water that             Polypharmacy The practice of treating individuals using 
                                    exert pharmaceutical-like effects, most often estrogenic              multidrug regimens. This term generally is accepted to 
                                    in nature. The latter substances also have been called                mean administration of five or more drugs.
                                    ecoestrogens or xenoestrogens.                                                                                             (continues)
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                            4          PART II  Primary Care
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                                                               BOX 5-1  A Brief Glossary of Pharmacology (continued)
                                 Prescriptive authority Legal ability to prescribe                Therapeutic window A point at which the plasma 
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                                 drugs, medical devices, or other regulated healthcare            drug concentration is between the minimum effective 
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                                 interventions.                                                   concentration (MEC) in the plasma for obtaining the desired 
                                 Side effect A physiologic response unrelated to the              drug action and the mean toxic concentration (MTC).
                                 desired drug effects that occurs with therapeutic doses of       Toxicology The branch of pharmacology that deals with 
                                 the medication. Side effects may be beneficial or negative.      the nature, effects, and treatments of poisons.
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                            the course of the menstrual cycle, which could affect                 in the united States is magnesium sulfate, yet it is 
                            the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a                        not FDA approved for that indication. Methotrexate 
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                            drug. even when women have participated in clini-                     (rheumatrex)—a folic acid antagonist used as a che-
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                            cal trials, it has been rare that an analysis of gender               motherapeutic agent—has a marked predilection for 
                            differences has been published. Moreover, clinical tri-               destruction of trophoblastic tissue and is used off 
                            als for contraceptives generally do not include many                  label for medical treatment of an unruptured ectopic 
                            adolescents, as women younger than the age of 18 are                  pregnancy. Midwives should recognize that off-label 
                            considered pediatric patients. Pediatrics itself is a dif-            use, though it remains common, should not be under-
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                            ficult area in which to conduct clinical trials because               taken capriciously. A legal liability potentially exists, 
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                            of the inherent problems obtaining informed consent.                  especially if the drug is not yet widely accepted in 
                                  Although the FDA approves drugs for specific                    practice for the off-label indication.
                            indications, once it is marketed the same drug may be 
                            prescribed for another use—a phenomenon is called                     Controlled Substances
                            “off-label use.” examples abound regarding off-label                  The u.S. Drug enforcement Administration (DeA) 
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                            use.  For instance, the most commonly used tocolytic                  was established in 1973 within the Department of 
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                                                                                                  Justice. This agency has a special role in the regu-
                                                                                                  lation of prescription drugs that have the potential 
                                                                                                  for abuse, under the 1970 Controlled Substance Act 
                                                                                                  (CSA). The CSA has classified pharmaceuticals that 
                                     BOX 5-2  Phases of the Food and Drug                         can be abused into one of five schedules based on the 
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                                     Administration Drug Approval Process                         substance’s medicinal value, harmfulness, and po-
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                                                                                                  tential for abuse or addiction. Schedule I is reserved 
                                 FDA       Phase Description                                      for the most dangerous drugs that have no recog-
                                 1          Designed to determine drug dynamics                   nized medical use, such as LSD and heroin. Schedule 
                                           and identify drug metabolites. This phase              V is the classification used for the least dangerous 
                                                                                                  drugs, such as brand-name antitussives containing 
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                                           is usually small and may be omitted if                 small amounts of codeine. Meperidine (Demerol) is 
                                           extensive international study has been 
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                                           conducted.                                             a Schedule II agent. knowledge of these schedules 
                                 2          Controlled clinical trials to verify ef-              is important for midwives with prescriptive author-
                                           fectiveness and basic safety.                          ity because this authority is often limited to specific 
                                 3          Randomized clinical trials, usually placebo           schedules. Box 5-3 lists the five schedules for con-
                                                                                                  trolled substances.
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                                           controlled.                                                 A registration number issued by the DeA is 
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                                 4          Postmarketing clinical trials, usually to             needed to prescribe a controlled substance. In 1993, 
                                           gather information about adverse reactions,            the DeA published a regulation that established a 
                                           morbidity, and mortality that can be ob-               new category under which healthcare providers other 
                                           tained only in larger groups.
                                                                                                  than physicians, dentists, veterinarians, or podiatrists 
                                                                                                  could receive individual DeA registration numbers 
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