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Treating the common cold during pregnancy.
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Pregnant women should read labels carefully and consult with pharmacists to ensure they are not taking medicine they do not require, and no increased risk with short-term use of over-the-counter cold remedies.Abstract:
QUESTION Many of my pregnant patients inquire as to what medication they can use when they experience symptoms of the common cold, such as cough, congestion, sneezing, and fever. I am hesitant to recommend over-the-counter cold remedies because I have heard conflicting information regarding the safety of these products. What is known about the safety of cold medications during pregnancy?
ANSWER Although there are many over-the-counter brands of cold medications, most products are quite similar, with some containing up to 5 medicinal ingredients. The evidence-based information for all these ingredients suggests no increased risk with short-term use. However, pregnant women should read labels carefully and, when necessary, consult with pharmacists to ensure they are not taking medicine they do not require.read more
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Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
TL;DR: Drugs in pregnancy and lactation , Drugs in pregnancyand lactation, and more details are published.
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The common cold
Terho Heikkinen,Asko Järvinen +1 more
TL;DR: Despite great advances in medicine, the common cold continues to be a great burden on society in terms of human suffering and economic losses and the role of rhinoviruses is most prominent.
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The use of aspirin to prevent pregnancy-induced hypertension and lower the ratio of thromboxane A2 to prostacyclin in relatively high risk pregnancies
Eyal Schiff,E Peleg,Mordechai Goldenberg,T Rosenthal,E Ruppin,M Tamarkin,G. Barkai,Gilad Ben-Baruch,I Yahal,J Blankstein +9 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that low daily doses of aspirin taken during the third trimester of pregnancy significantly reduce the incidence of pregnancy-induced hypertension and pre-eclamptic toxemia in women at high risk for these disorders, possibly through the correction of an imbalance between levels of thromboxane and prostacyclin.
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Risk of adverse birth outcome and miscarriage in pregnant users of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: population based observational study and case-control study
TL;DR: Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs during pregnancy does not seem to increase the risk of adverse birth outcome but is associated with increased risk of miscarriage.