A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that the popular drug Zofran (used to treat nausea, vomiting and in some cases, hyperemesis gravidarum, in early pregnancy) poses no risk to the developing fetus
Official answer: Although ondansetron is not specifically approved by the
Ondansetron is a medication used to treat nausea and vomiting following surgery
In those women with intractable symptoms of NVP (HG) in the first
FindingsIn this meta-analysis of cohort studies of 456 963 pregnancies in 3
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This medicine is available only with your Estimates suggest one out of every four pregnant women receive a prescription for ondansetron
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If you don't need to take it, don't, but if you can't eat or keep down fluids, you can die of malnutrition or have a low birth weight baby
Use is not recommended (AU, UK) This drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed (US) AU TGA pregnancy category: B1
1 Briefly, we used a mother-infant–linked cohort nested in the 2000 to 2014 Medicaid Analytic eXtract
Nutrients: Nourishing substances found in food, such as vitamins and minerals
In a review of over 8,000 pregnant people, ondansetron was effective at treating nausea and vomiting
Am Fam Physician
Ondansetron is a potent and selective 5-hydroxy tryptamine receptor (5-HT 3) antagonist that is widely used to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting in surgical patients, 1 including women undergoing cesarean surgery
Because plenty of people have taken this medication during pregnancy, there’s been lots of research on the outcomes of Zofran use during pregnancy on both the pregnant person and the fetus
When Zofran lost its patent in 2006, generic
At least unisom helped me sleep away some of the misery of the first trimester
They gave me the zofran, which I thought would help but it's barely doing anything, even pre-emptively
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Additionally, this medication is utilized to treat morning sickness in pregnant women