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Influenza in Pregnancy - Antibiotic Prescribing
Comment from expert advisory group
Full guidance on influenza treatment on this website
The patient should be referred to hospital for assessment if there is any respiratory compromise or suspicion of a bacterial super-infection
Pregnancy (including up to two weeks postpartum) is in the Defined Risk Groups for Antivirals – at high risk of complicated influenza
Antivirals are recommended for
pregnant women
due to the adverse clinical outcomes that have been observed for influenza in this group. Oseltamivir remains the first line option for the vast majority of pregnant women with influenza, including during seasons that are dominated by influenza A (H1N1)
HPSC influenza advice during pregnancy
Treatment
Patient Information
Visit
HPSC Information Leaflets
pages for the General Public, (MRSA, CRE, etc)
Further information on Seasonal Flu Vaccine
(HSE website)
Flu and Coronavirus: The symptoms of coronavirus are like flu symptoms. The main difference is that you usually do not have shortness of breath when you have the flu.
Compare symptoms of coronavirus, cold and flu
.
Further information on Coronavirus COVID-19
We recommend patients use the website developed by HSE/ICGP/IPU partnership
www.undertheweather.ie
for tips on how to get better from common infections without using antibiotics, what you can do for yourself or a loved one and when to seek help.
Safe Prescribing
(visit the safe prescribing page)
Doses are oral and for adults unless otherwise stated
Renal impairment dosing table
Drug interactions table
. Extensive drug interactions for clarithromycin, fluoroquinolones, azole antifungals and rifampicin. Many antibiotics increase the risk of bleeding with anticoagulants
Visit the
Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) website
for detailed drug information (summary of product characteristics and patient information leaflets). Dosing details, contraindications and drug interactions can also be found in the Irish Medicines Formulary (IMF) or other reference sources such as British National Formulary (BNF) / BNF for children (BNFC).
Reviewed Jan 2021
Conditions and Treatments
Upper Respiratory
Lower Respiratory
Influenza
Meningitis
Pregnancy and Postpartum Infections
Prescribing Antimicrobials in Pregnancy and Lactation
Mastitis
Endometritis
Perineal wound infection
C-section wound infection
Nipple and breast thrush
UTI in Pregnancy
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy
Influenza in Pregnancy
Urinary
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Safe Prescribing
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