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West Coast University
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NURS 180 | Pharmacology
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2022
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MODULE 8: REPRODUCTIVE AND GENITOURINARY SYSTEMS FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE DRUGS Estrogen and progesterone hormones Drug therapy for contraception and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) Oral contraceptives – ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone (Yasmin) Drug therapy for menopause Estrogen HRT Oral – conjugated equine estrogen (Premarin) Transdermal – estradiol (Estraderm) Intravaginal – estradiol (Vagifem, Estrace Vaginal Cream) Estrogen and progesterone HRT Oral – conjugated estrogen and medroxyprogesterone acetate (Prempro) Transdermal – estradiol and norethindrone acetate transdermal system (CombiPatch) Drug therapy for endometrial hyperplasia and endometriosis GnRH agonist – leuprolide (Lupron, Lupron Depot) Progesterone – medroxyprogesterone acetate (Provera) Drug therapy for infertility LH and FSH stimulant – clomiphene (Clomid) Ovulation stimulant – hCG (Pregnyl) Hyperprolactinemia inhibitor – cabergoline Drug therapy that induces uterine contractions Oxytocin – oxytocin (Pitocin) Ergot alkaloids – methylergonovine (Methergine) Fundus firm to palpation. SA: increase BP Synthetic prostaglandin – dinoprostone (Cervidil) Ripen cervix Drug therapy to accelerate fetal lung maturity Betamethasone (Celestone) Drug therapy to prevent and treat seizures Magnesium sulfate-> the nurse should now that the women is 1st (respiratory) and then FHR Drug therapy that stops uterine contractions Beta2-adrenergic agonists – terbutaline (Brethine): weakened urine, increase FHR, hyperglycemia, tremor, nervousness, headade. LIFE THREATENING: dyspnea Male reproductive drugs Testosterone hormone Drug therapy for replacement of androgens Testosterone – testosterone (Androderm, Delatestryl) Drug therapy for benign prostatic hypertrophy and outflow disorders 5-alpha reductase inhibitor – finasteride (Propecia, Proscar) Alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonists – tamsulosin (Flomax) Drug therapy for erectile dysfunction PDE5 inhibitor – sildenafil (Viagra) Urinary tract drugs Drug therapy for urinary incontinence/over-active bladder Anticholinergics – oxybutynin chloride (Ditropan) Drug therapy for urinary retention Cholinergics – bethanechol (Urecholine)