N 345 Medications Not Uncommonly Used in Maternity

Note: Updated 8/2/10

Labor and Delivery:

Ambien	Ampicillin	Ancef	Cytotec
Duramorph	Epinephrine	Fentanyl (IV)	Hydralazine
Betamethasone	Reglan	Indocin	Magnesium Sulfate
Marcaine	Methergine	Morphine (IV)	Narcan
Nifedipine	Nubain (IV)	Phenergan (IM)	Pitocin
Versed	Prostin	Aqua Gold (antacid)	Terbutaline
Labetalol	Mineral Oil	Hemabate	Zofran
Penicillin	Cervidil	Clindamycin	Xylocaine 1% plain
Xylocaine with epinephrine	Ephedrine	Sodium citrate (Bicitra)	Cefotetan
Calcium gluconate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Postpartum:

Benadryl	Demerol	Dermoplast Spray	DSS
Tucks	Hydrocortisone Cream	flu vaacine	Lansinoh
Lydocaine Ointment	Methergine	Ibuprofen	Metamusil
Senokot	MOM	Mylicon	Norco 5/325 and 10/325
Percocet	Pertussis	Prenatal Vitamins	Rhogam
MMR	Tylenol	Tylenol/codeine	Toradol

 

 

 

 

 

Newborn

Ampicillin	Aquamephyton	Cefotaxime	Erythromycin Eye Ointment
Exosurf	Hep B Vaccine	Gentamycin	Survanta
Caffeine	Sodium Bicarbonate	Epinephrine

 

 

 

Remember the 6 rights! Medication, Route, Time, Client, Dosage and Documentation

Note: For this course, you may use your drug book with these medications marked and highlighted for expedient access. You may also use electronic source such as Epocrates. You need to know the generic and brand names, the classification and use, the method of administration (i.e. po, IM), the doses and how often the medication is given (for prn also), side effects, and contraindications. Many of the medications are commonly prescribed so remember the context is related to patients in labor, postpartum and newborns. Although you do not need to memorize the medication, you must have looked them up ahead of time (which also means before the medication test!). You will be asked about all medications before you give them so you must have the information readily accessible. You are still responsible for knowing these medications even if you can't find them in your pharmacology resources. Where else might you find the information?

You need to know how to calculate IV drip rates and drug doses. You do not have to commit these calculations to memory. It seems prudent to bring a calculator and drug calculation formulas with you to clinical. However, you should have a good understanding of how to calculate medications before you actually need to do this task in the clinical area. Anxiety makes it harder to complete these with accuracy, timeliness and confidence.