Substance Abuse Management in Pregnancy
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Explore the critical aspects of medication and opioid use in pregnant mothers. Learn about pathophysiology, risk factors, and barriers to care, with in-depth discussions on medications of abuse like benzodiazepines and heroin. Master effective treatment strategies, including medication-assisted options such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone, and gain expertise in managing chronic, intra-labor, and postpartum pain, as well as understanding and addressing neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Marry Vuong, PharmD, BCPPS, is a Board Certified Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist and head of staff at Perfecting Peds. She completed her bachelor’s degree in nutrition and Doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Florida. She then completed her PGY-1 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital where she worked for almost six years as a Neurology/Neurosurgery/General Pediatrics Clinical Pharmacy Specialist.
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