Description

The University of Washington Obstetric-fetal Pharmacology Research Unit is dedicated to the optimization of medications during pregnancy and lactation. Our goal is to understand how the body handles and responds to drugs during pregnancy.

Many medications commonly used during pregnancy and lactation are not well understood. Through enhancing the understanding of medications in these special populations, we hope to optimize medication selection and dosage and ultimately improve care for pregnant women, their fetuses, lactating mothers and their nursing infants.

Partners

UW Seattle, School of Pharmacy and Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Medicine and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics Department of Genome Sciences, School of Nursing and Department of Child, Family and Population Health Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Applied Mathematics;

Duke University, University of North Carolina, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, University of California, San Diego

Funders

FDA 2001-2008, NIH from 2006-present