Vizcaínos pharmacists are formed in gynecology to correctly serve pregnant women

course of gynaecology, obstetrics and contraception to pharmacists

-almost all pregnant women using any medications throughout the period of gestation.

-the pharmacist is close and accessible health care agent and receives many queries of women who do not know what drugs can take.

-the school officer of pharmacists of Bizkaia (COFBi) organizes the Gynecology course applied for pharmacists, where they learn basic notions of the most frequent problems of pregnancy, breastfeeding and contraception.

– the course taught it the gynecologists Álvaro Gorostiaga and José Cruz, and pharmacists Ricardo Blanco and arc Juan.

-constipation, headaches, acidity of the stomach and weakness in the legs are the evils most consulted by pregnant women in the boticas. Pharmacy professionals advising them on which drugs can be taken and what not.

Bilbao, January 2012.- Many of the women when they become pregnant have clear one thing: take medications during pregnancy can entail risks to the fetus. However, almost all of them taken them, because the reality is that there are drugs that are safe and necessary during this period. As a sanitary agent more close and accessible to the pregnant, the work of the pharmaceutical seems essential to meet and advise these women about drugs that can or cannot take.

This is the official College of pharmacists of Bizkaia (COFBi) organises these days in Bilbao during gynaecology applied to pharmacists, pharmacy professionals where they learn basic notions of the most common problems encountered in obstetrics, gynaecology, and contraception. to be the closest restroomsmany pregnant women attend pharmacies to consult about their problems, to see which medications can be taken; for this reason that pharmacists must be prepared to address them properly ”, said Ricardo Blanco, pharmacist community of Bilbao and a member of the Commission of COFBi formation. Next to it, taught the course bars gynaecologists Álvaro Gorostiaga and José Cruz Quilez, and the technical director of COFBi, Juan of the arch.

In the course, pharmacists will try various topics, on the basis of the most common gynecologic problems: infections and gynecological inflammations, absent or abnormal bleeding, dysmenorrhoea, polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis and, above all, causes, effects, diagnosis and pharmacological treatment alternatives. Later, study on contraception, pregnancy, the causes and consequences of abortions and the postpartum period. They also will emphasize the medication during pregnancy and lactation, studying the incompatibilities and pharmacological interactions, as well as recommended drugs and their indications, and the classification of drugs for the gestation period and later lactation. Finally, they will discuss several case studies.

Headaches and constipation, main consultation

Pregnant women attend frequently pharmacy offices to consult on the problems caused by their State. Thus, headaches, constipation, pain in the legs and stomach acidity are their most common ills. The main questions of the pregnant women is about medications that can be taken; We attend to them, advise them, dispensed them medications that can be taken or differentiate them the doctor if we see that it is necessary ”, says white. The pharmacist is also often the first Adviser of dietary habits of pregnant women ”, points.

Medicines, first women State should know is that they can take paracetamol. More doubts arise, on the other hand, the common anti-inflammatories (ibuprofen or naproxen) that can be taken during the first two quarters but not in the last ”. In the case of those who are contraindicated, are, among others, some prepared hormonal, certain antihypertensive, an antiulcer or even vitamin derivatives that are used in the treatment of acne.

With regard to contraceptives, vizacaya apothecaries are also very accustomed to receive consultations and advice to women on the interactions of these oral medications. In this field, white highlights control that exists in the Basque country for the dispensation. are many women, especially which are step or alien to request contraceptives without the recipe, and we have to remind you that none can dispense over-the-counter its corresponding ”indicates.