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Can I take medicine during pregnancy?
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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When a woman discovers a delay in menstruation (which is, as a rule, already two to three weeks of pregnancy), she realizes that she is pregnant. It is then that she has worries about whether she did not harm her future child with alcohol, smoking or taking any medication at that time. It can be said with certainty that once the pregnancy continues and does not fail, it means that all your fears are groundless. After all, if something could harm the egg, and then the egg that was formed, then the pregnancy would either not come, or fell. But starting from the second month, when the egg is implanted in the uterus and the embryo starts receiving all the substances from the mother (including alcohol, nicotine, drugs and medicines), one must be extremely cautious. These substances can seriously harm new life. In general, the placenta is a kind of barrier on the way from mother to fetus and "tries" not to miss harmful substances. But the fact is that most drugs can penetrate through it and have a negative effect on the fetus.
Today, most of the drugs are well studied and the annotation indicates whether it is possible for pregnant women to consume them or not. But even those drugs that can be taken by pregnant women, under certain conditions, can disrupt the development of the fetus. Before taking this or that medicine, consult your doctor! Perhaps he will give you another medicine that is safer for the embryo, acting as well as the one you wanted to take on your own.
If you are worried about a cough, try not to use ready-made drugs that are sold in the pharmacy, because they can contain substances that depress the fetus. The same applies to drops from the common cold. Moreover, they must be applied scrupulously following the instructions - if not more than two drops are written, it means that it is not more than two drops, and if it is written no more often than 4 times a day, then it means that you can not fill your nose every two hours. We all know that aspirin and paracetamol lower the temperature well. But if you are pregnant, you first need to know - why it rose, which was the reason for its increase (maybe this is the beginning of rubella), and only then use antipyretics. In addition, if paracetamol is relatively harmless, aspirin significantly affects the coagulation function of the blood and its administration should be allowed (or forbidden) by your doctor.
Some medicines are not only not contraindicated during pregnancy, but even useful. But only your doctor can tell what medications you can, and sometimes you need to take during pregnancy.
[Medicines that are absolutely contraindicated during pregnancy
- Aminopterin
- Androgens
- Diethylstilbestrol
- Streptomycin
- Disulfiram
- Ergotamine
- Estrogens
- Halothane
- Iodine 131
- Cretinism, hypothyroidism
- Methyltestosterone
- Progestins
- Quinine
- Thalidomide
- Trimethadine
- Retinoids (isotretinoin, roankkutan, etretinate, tigazone, acitretin)
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To simplify the perception of information, this instruction for use of the drug "Can I take medicine 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.