4th March 2024

A 28-year-old lady presents to the family planning clinic to discuss her medications before conceiving.

A 28-year-old lady presents to the family planning clinic to discuss her medications before conceiving. She has a past medical history of hyperthyroidism, Addison’s disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus, which has been treated with an islet cell transplant.

DATE	DRUG NAME	DOSE	ROUTE	FREQUENCY	SIGNED
15/05/2023	FERROUS FUMARATE	210mg	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR
15/05/2023	CICLOSPORIN	150mg	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR
15/05/2023	TRIMETHOPRIM	100mg	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR
15/05/2023	LEVOTHYROXINE	125mcg	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR
15/05/2023	FOLIC ACID	5mg	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR
15/05/2023	HYDROCORTISONE	15mg	ORAL	TWICE DAILY	DR
15/05/2023	INSULIN ASPART	12 UNITS	IM	THREE TIMES DAILY	DR
15/05/2023	INSULIN GLARGINE	24 UNITS	IM	ONCE DAILY	DR
15/05/2023	CARBIMAZOLE	40mg	ORAL	ONCE DAILY	DR

Select the 3 drugs that should be stopped before this lady becomes pregnant?

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