Fundamentals of Midwifery: A Textbook for Students (144 page)

BOOK: Fundamentals of Midwifery: A Textbook for Students
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Key points
Always think about the pharmacology of medication
What the body does to the medicine
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion.
Pharmacodynamics
What the drugs does to the body.
Key definitions need to be remembered:
Half life
Bioavailability
First pass metabolism.

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