use during pregnancy.To be aware of the lack of safety data available on fetal adverse effects for commonly prescribed drugs.Ethical issuesDrug companies are reluctant to carry out phase III clinical trials in pregnant women and they rely on animal models and post-marketing surveillance for the ...
The 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found nearly 8% of pregnant women among the 60,000 respondents overall had used illicit drugs in the past month and some 1% of pregnant women had taken illicit opioid...
eachofwhichinfluencewomen’sprenatalcareuse.Increasingthenumberofpregnantwomenwhousedrugswhoreceiveprenatalcarerequiressystems-levelratherthanonlyindi-vidual-levelchanges.Thesechangesrequireaparadigmshifttoviewingdruguseincontextofthepersonandsocietyandacceptanceofresponsibilityforunintendedconsequencesofpublichealth...
To assess the knowledge of drug dispensers and pregnant women regarding drug use in pregnancy, focusing on four commonly used drugs that are teratogenic or cause unwanted effects to the fetus and babies. The study was conducted in two parts: consumers' perception and providers' practice. It was...
X Studies, adequate well-controlled or observational, in animals or pregnant women have demonstrated positive evidence of fetal abnormalities. The use of the product is contraindicated in women who are or may become pregnant.Table1: FDAcategorizationofdrugs foruse in pregnancy.Drugs...
Structural equation modeling revealed that use of methamphetamine, gammahydroxybutrate (GHB), and/or ketamine (K), but not use of ecstasy, at a party venue helped explain likelihood of UAI with a casual sex-partner while under the influence of a drug during/following time partying (β=0.41,...
2. How age and sex should be considered in drug development and testing 3. Post-marketing studies 4. Challenges associated with implementing recommendations on age and sex 5. Discussion and conclusion Acknowledgements ReferencesShow full outline Figures (2) Tables (4) Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Tab...
Patterns and determinants of prescribed drug use among pregnant women in Adigrat general hospital, northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study Background A vigilant prescription of drugs during pregnancy can potentially safeguard the growing fetus from the deleterious effect of the drug while atte... ...
Medication useduring pregnancyis a big black box. Four million women give birth in the U.S. each year. Many of them take medications while pregnant. But researchersrarely test drugson pregnant women out of fear of harming them or their developing fetuses. ...
The effectiveness of methadone treatment 1: heroin use and crime The 1980s and 1990s have witnessed a worldwide epidemic of heroin addiction, and countries around the world have moved to put in place opiate replacement therapy programs to deal with this problem. While most of these programs use...