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Levomycetin during pregnancy
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Levomycetin is contraindicated in pregnancy - this opinion is shared by most specialists and does not recommend the use of this drug during child bearing.
Generally speaking, Levomycetin helps with such ailments and diseases as salmonellosis, meningitis, trachoma (infectious eye disease), pneumonia, lung abscess, typhoid fever, peritonitis (inflammation of the peritoneum), chlamydia, tularemia (an infectious disease that affects the lymphatic nodes in the human body and is accompanied by intoxication). Basically, all of the above diseases are infectious, they are caused by microorganisms, which, in fact, and affects levomitsetin, they are sensitive to its main active substance. This drug exists in the form of tablets and injections. Duration of admission and dosage of the drug is prescribed only by a doctor who is engaged in the treatment of the disease, self-medication in any case can not be, especially in case of pregnancy, as during pregnancy, Levomycetin is strictly prohibited.
[Levomycetin during breastfeeding
The use of levomycetin is contraindicated not only during pregnancy, but also after the birth of the child, when the mother begins to breastfeed. If a woman still takes levomitsetin, from breastfeeding the baby is completely abandoned.
Levomycetin is far from being an inoffensive medicine that has a number of serious side effects, therefore, before taking it, it is worthwhile to repeatedly think about whether to prefer any other antiviral drug to levomycetin. Levomycetin during pregnancy is absolutely impossible to use.
Levomycetin is dangerous in pregnancy
In the medical practice of most civilized states, levomycetin is considered dangerous for the future baby and is included in the prohibited lists of drugs. Due to the use of levomycetin, pathological changes occur in the blood, various mental illnesses are fluttering. Because of all that, there have even been fatalities, so this attitude to the drug is not surprising. Naturally, during pregnancy, levomycetin is very dangerous, the instruction to the medication details this.
There are cases when a pregnant woman manifests ailments that require treatment with levomycetin or some other anti-infective drug. This occurs with urogenital diseases, toxoplasmosis (in the presence of parasites), pyelonephritis, cystitis, intestinal infections and many other diseases. Unfortunately, there are situations when doctors, especially young or not very skilled, are unaware of the side effects of certain drugs, especially in an "interesting situation". And during pregnancy with such a joke in any case impossible.
When a pregnant woman discovers the aforementioned ailments in her, it is compulsory for the doctor to inform the doctor about pregnancy. In the appointment of any drug should be asked about its contraindications and side effects during pregnancy, the possible risk to the health of the future baby and the mother herself, whether this medicine can penetrate the placental coat and affect the fetus.
The main danger that levomycetin carries during pregnancy is a substance such as chloramphenicol, which it contains - it can depress the function of the bone marrow. In addition, because of its content in the mother's body, the future child can develop very dangerous, damaging organs, extremely important for the body's activity - the so-called "gray syndrome". It can often lead to a fatal outcome, its main sign is the presence of a characteristic bluish-gray hue of the baby's skin.
As practice shows, some pregnant women do not pay attention to all warnings about the danger and possible problems. But experts still do not advise risking the health of mom and her baby and take into account the frequent presence of side effects inherent in this drug. At high doses of this drug, the liver is exposed to a strong toxic effect. If you drink levomycetin during pregnancy, then do not be surprised at the appearance of anemia, both light and severe forms, stomatitis, dermatosis, dermatitis, encephalopathy (which is a terrible brain disease). When using levomycetin during pregnancy, intestinal activity may be upset, pressure may change, hearing damage, vision, the body can quickly become tired. The above diseases are serious enough, therefore, to ignore the danger of using Levomycetin during pregnancy, in no case can.
Attention!
To simplify the perception of information, this instruction for use of the drug "Levomycetin during pregnancy" translated and presented in a special form on the basis of the official instructions for medical use of the drug. Before use read the annotation that came directly to medicines.
Description provided for informational purposes and is not a guide to self-healing. The need for this drug, the purpose of the treatment regimen, methods and dose of the drug is determined solely by the attending physician. Self-medication is dangerous for your health.