General Principles Of Pharmacology:Passage of drug into the placenta
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The placenta is not an effective parrier to most drugs. This is why the utmost care must be taken when administering drugs to
pregnant animals. Only highly ionized drugs and drugs with low lipid solubility are excluded. Drugs such as oxytocin are
vulnerable to placental enzymes and so do not pose such a risk to the fetus.
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