Drug of choice ▪️ Pregnancy

Drug of choice
PREGNANCY

▪️Drug of choice for ectopic pregnancy - Methotrexate

▪️Drug of choice for induction of labor - Oxytocin

▪️Drug of choice for postpartum hemorrhage - Oxytocin

▪️ Drug of choice for hypertension in pregnancy
▪️ Drug of choice for endometriosis - Danazol - Alpha Methyldopa

▪️Drug of choice for asthma - Beta 2 agonists

▪️Drug of choice for postpartum breast engorgement - Oxytocin

▪️ Drug of choice for seizures in eclampsia - Magnesium sulphate

▪️Drug of choice in seizures during pregnancy- Phenobarbitone

▪️Drug of choice for the hypertensive emergency in pregnancy - Labetalol

▪️Drug of choice for postpartum hemorrhage - Oxytocin

▪️Drug of choice for falciparum malaria in pregnancy - Quinine

▪️Drug of choice for cerebral malaria - Quinine

▪️ Drug of choice for gonorrhea - Penicillin or Ceftriaxone

▪️Drug of choice for toxoplasmosis in pregnancy - Spiramycin

▪️Drug of choice for malaria in pregnancy - Chloroquine

▪️Drug of choice for acne - Erythromycin (oral) / Benzylbenzoate (Topical)

▪️Drug of choice for epilepsy in pregnancy - Phenobarbitone

▪️Drug of choice for mania in pregnancy - Olanzapine

▪️ Drug of choice for hyperthyroidism - Propylthiouracil

▪️Drug of choice for hypothyroidism - Levothyroxine

▪️Drug of choice for bacterial vaginosis in 1st trimester - Clindamycin

▪️Drug of choice cholera in pregnancy - Furazolidone

▪️Drug of choice for typhoid fever in pregnancy - Ceftrixone or Ampicillin

▪️Drug of choice for amoebiasis - Metronidazole (Contraindicated in 1st trimester)

▪️Drug of choice for amoebiasis in Ist trimester - Furazolidone

▪️Drug of choice for preventing neural tube defect - Folic acid

▪️Drug of choice for anticoagulation in pregnancy - Heparin

▪️Drug of choice for mania - Lithium

▪️Drug of choice for mysthenia gravis - Neostigmine

▪️Drug of choice for thromboflebitis - Aspirin

▪️Drug of choice for urinary tract infection during pregnancy - Ampicillin

▪️Drug of choice for HIV in pregnancy - Zidovudine and Nevirapine

▪️Drug of choice for resistant typhoid - Ceftriaxone

▪️Drug of choice for tuberculosis - INH with rifampicin

▪️Drug of choice for vitamin B12 deficiency - Cynacobalamin

▪️Drug of choice for iron deficiency - Ferrous sulphate

▪️Drug of choice for antiplatelet action - Aspirin

▪️Drug of choice for anxiety - Benzodiazepines

▪️Drug of choice for pain - Aspirin / Paracetamol

▪️Drug of choice for depression in pregnancy - Tricyclic antidepressant

▪️Drug of choice for superficial thrombophlebitis - Asprin

▪️Drug choice for bacterial vaginosis in 1st trimester in pregnancy - Clindamycin

▪️Drug choice for rosacea - NSAIDS

▪️Drug choice for rheumatoid arthritis - Aspirin

▪️Drug choice for schizophrenia - Phenothiazines (Eg: Haloperidol)

▪️Drug choice for seborrhic dermatitis - Salicylic acid