Which drug of the following is contraindicated in a pregnant female?: (A) Ceftriaxone, (B) Amoxycillin, (C) Erythromycin, (D) Streptomycin
Answer is D. Impoant Antibiotics which are safe in pregnancy can be remembered as: - PCM P - Penicillins C - Cephalosporins M - Macrolides Antibiotics which are contraindicated in pregnancy are: - Aminoglycosides Flouroquinolones Tetracyclins cause Hearing loss Damage to cailage and tendon of growing fetus. Damage to bone and Teeth of the growing baby