There are two strong arguments supporting an integrated curriculum. First, there is simply too much information to be covered in the traditional structure of a forty or fifty minute class period. Secondly, most subjects are taught to students in isolation from other related information.
Because women taking carbamazepine have a higher risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect, healthcare providers recommended that all women taking carbamazepine take a total of 4-5mg of folic acid before and. during pregnancy. This may help reduce the risk of birth defects in pregnancies exposed to carbamazepine.
Drugs for which there is good data include: 1  carbamazepine - generally perceived as the safest anti-epileptic agent in pregnancy. In all cases, patients should be assured that the chance of abnormality is low. 2  complications include: 3  neural tube defects - 1% risk 4  (2) hypospadias.