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Feet of a baby born to a mother who had taken thalidomide while pregnant. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries was prescribed to women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, and consequently resulted in the "biggest anthropogenic medical disaster ever," with more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as ...
The conditions required under the program include limiting prescription and dispensing rights to authorized prescribers and pharmacies only, keeping a registry of all patients prescribed thalidomide, providing extensive patient education about the risks associated with the drug, and providing periodic pregnancy tests for women who take the drug.
2009, 84 Nigerian children were reported to have died after being given "My Pikin", a teething syrup contaminated with diethylene glycol. [18] 2012: As of 2 November 2012 in the New England Compounding Center meningitis outbreak, 753 cases of fungal infection occurred with 64 deaths due to contaminated injectable medication.
Misoprostol has various obstetric uses. It is used to induce abortion, to completely empty the uterus after a miscarriage, to induce labor, and to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage. The medication is available through many routes. It can be swallowed, dissolved in the mouth, placed in the vagina, or placed in the rectum.
Story at a glance In 2020, a record number of pregnant or postpartum women died from drug overdoses in the United States. Although these rates had been steadily increasing since 2017, the COVID-19 ...
The number of pregnant women and new mothers dying from drug overdoses grew dramatically as the pandemic took hold, reaching a record high in 2020, a new study
Withdrawn due to risk of intussusception. [47] Rimonabant (Acomplia) 2008 Worldwide Risk of severe depression and suicide. [14] Rofecoxib 2004 Worldwide Withdrawn by Merck & Co. Risk of myocardial infarction and stroke. [2] Rosiglitazone (Avandia) 2010 Europe Risk of heart attacks and death. This drug continues to be available in the US ...
Sowing confusion does nothing to protect women. [Opinion]