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Research Article| Volume 1, ISSUE 2, P361-375, June 1981

An Overview of Perinatal Clinical Pharmacology

  • Karin E. Zenk
    Correspondence
    Department of Pharmacy, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California 92668
    Affiliations
    Pharmacist-Specialist in Pediatrics, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine, California

    Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, California
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)31107-7
An Overview of Perinatal Clinical Pharmacology
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      The current status, recent advances, and future trends in perinatal pharmacology are highlighted, with emphasis on the individualization of drug regimens in preterm and term neonates. Exposure of the fetus to drugs during pregnancy and through maternal drugs in breast milk is also discussed.
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