Medicine and Pregnancy

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problems</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#What products are regulated by FDA">What products are regulated by FDA</a></li> <li><a href="#Types of issues you should report to FDA MedWatch">Types of issues you should report to FDA MedWatch</a></li> <li><a href="#Volunteer to sign up for a pregnancy exposure registry">Volunteer to sign up for a pregnancy exposure registry</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Are you pregnant and taking medicines? You are not alone.</strong> There are about 6 million pregnancies in the U.S. each year, and 80% of those who are pregnant say that they take at least one medicine. Some may be getting treatment for a health problem they had before pregnancy, while others take medicines for health problems, like diabetes, morning sickness, or high blood pressure, that can start or get worse during pregnancy. Still others take medicines or get a vaccine before they find out they are pregnant.</p> <p>Pregnancy can be an exciting time. It can also make you feel uneasy if you are not sure whether the medicines you are taking may affect your developing fetus. Many medicines are safe to use during pregnancy. For other medicines, there may be less information about whether they are safe to use during pregnancy.</p> <p><a id="Tips to help you learn more about how medicines might affect you and your baby" name="Tips to help you learn more about how medicines might affect you and your baby"></a><strong>Here are some tips to help you learn more about how prescription and over-the-counter medicines might affect you and your baby.</strong></p> <h4><strong><a id="Ask questions" name="Ask questions"></a>Ask questions</strong></h4> <p><strong>Always talk with your health care provider before you take any medicines, dietary supplements, or vitamins.</strong> </p> <p>Consider asking these questions when talking with your health care provider:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Will I need to change my medicines if I want to get pregnant or if I find out I am pregnant?</strong> Before you get pregnant, make a plan with your health care provider to help you safely use your medicines.</li> <li><strong>How might this medicine affect my pregnancy?</strong> Ask your health care provider about the benefits and risks of taking this medicine. </li> <li><strong>Are there medicines and supplements I should avoid?</strong> Some medicines may harm your developing fetus during different stages of pregnancy. Your health care provider may have you take something else while you are pregnant.</li> <li><strong>Will I need to take more or less of my medicine?</strong> Your heart and kidneys work harder when you are pregnant. This may make some medicines pass through your body faster than usual.</li> <li><strong>Can I keep taking this medicine when I start breastfeeding?</strong> Some medicines can get into your breast milk and may affect your baby.</li> <li><strong>What medicines should I take when I am pregnant?</strong> Ask your health care provider what medicines to take while pregnant or breastfeeding.</li> </ul> <div class="callout"> <p class="text-align-center"><strong>Prenatal vitamins</strong></p> <p>Talk with your health care provider about taking prenatal vitamins. Some prenatal vitamins may have too much or too little of what you might need during pregnancy. </p> <p><strong>What is folic acid?</strong> Folic acid helps to prevent birth defects of the baby鈥檚 brain or spine. Ask your health care provider about how much folic acid you should take <strong>before</strong> you become pregnant and through the first part of your pregnancy.  <br> </p></div> <h4><a id="Read the label" name="Read the label"></a>Read the label</h4> <p><strong>Check the medicine label and other information you get with your medicine to learn about the possible risks during pregnancy.</strong> The label tells you what is known about how the medicine might affect you and your developing fetus.</p> <p class="text-align-center"><a class="btn btn-primary" href="/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/medication-guides"><span class="text">Find information on a certain medicine</span></a></p> <p><strong>Prescription medicine information</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm">Prescription medicine labels</a> contain helpful information about a medicine's risks during pregnancy. The labels may also have information on whether the medicine gets into breast milk and how it could possibly affect the baby.</p> <h4><a id="Be smart online" name="Be smart online"></a>Be smart online</h4> <p><strong>Ask your health care provider about the information you read online</strong>. Some websites say certain medicines are or are not safe to take during pregnancy. You should always check with your health care provider first. Do not trust that a product is safe just because it says "natural."</p> <p class="text-align-center"></p><div type="warning"> <div class="alert alert-warning"> <strong>Check with your health care provider before you use a product that you heard about in a chat room or on social media.</strong> </div> </div> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <ul> <li><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="63a25a50-775c-484d-ae77-1a0fcbebf4b7" href="/consumers/consumer-updates/fda-pharmacists-help-you-use-medicines-safely" title="FDA Pharmacists Help You Use Medicines Safely">FDA Pharmacists Help You Use Medicines Safely</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/pregnancy/meds/treatingfortwo/">Medicine and Pregnancy</a> (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)</li> </ul> <div class="callout"> <p class="text-align-center"><strong>Marijuana, CBD, and THC </strong></p> <p>FDA wants to ensure that individuals are aware of the serious risks of using <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="0191a2f6-65e9-49db-8c97-79571a86d2b7" href="/consumers/consumer-updates/what-you-should-know-about-using-cannabis-including-cbd-when-pregnant-or-breastfeeding" title="What You Should Know About Using Cannabis, Including CBD, When Pregnant or Breastfeeding ">cannabis products</a>, including the use of cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and marijuana in any form during pregnancy or while breastfeeding/lactating due to possible risks to you and the newborn.</p> <p>Using any form of cannabis products while pregnant can affect fetal brain development, increase the risk of a newborn with low birth weight, premature birth, and potentially still birth. Breastmilk can contain THC for up to six days after use. Consuming breastmilk containing THC may affect a newborn鈥檚 brain development and result in hyperactivity, poor cognitive function, and other long-term consequences. Research has shown that there are also risks to you such as gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and placental abruption.</p> <p>Cannabis products claiming to be, or promoted as, treatments for relief of pain, anxiety, or morning sickness are not FDA-approved and are being sold with unproven claims. <br> </p></div> <h4><a id="Report problems" name="Report problems"></a>Report problems</h4> <p>First, tell your health care provider about any problems you have with your medicine. Also, tell FDA about any serious problems you have after taking a medicine. </p> <h4><strong><a id="What products are regulated by FDA" name="What products are regulated by FDA"></a>What products are regulated by FDA</strong></h4> <p>You should report problems like serious side effects and product quality problems. You should also report product use errors, such as accidentally taking the wrong dose or wrong medicine, that are related to unclear use or dosing instructions. Report problems or use errors with these products:</p> <ul> <li>Human medicines, including vaccines</li> <li>Medical devices</li> <li>Blood products and other biologics </li> <li>Medical foods prescribed by a health care provider and intended to help manage a disease or health condition (this does not include meal replacements or diet shakes)</li> </ul> <h4><strong><a id="Types of issues you should report to FDA MedWatch" name="Types of issues you should report to FDA MedWatch"></a>Types of issues you should report to FDA MedWatch</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Unexpected side effects or adverse events</li> <li>Product quality problems</li> <li>Product use/medication errors that can be prevented</li> <li>Therapeutic failures</li> </ul> <p><strong>How to report</strong></p> <ul> <li>Call 1-800-FDA-1088 to get a reporting form sent to you by mail.</li> <li><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="0785221e-cef4-4465-8621-b77dcb1032b6" href="/safety/medwatch-fda-safety-information-and-adverse-event-reporting-program" title="MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program">Report problems to FDA online</a>. Learn more about <a href="https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/index.cfm">reporting problems to FDA</a>.</li> <li>For vaccines, report to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) <a href="https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html">online</a>.</li> </ul> <hr> <h4><a id="Volunteer to sign up for a pregnancy exposure registry" name="Volunteer to sign up for a pregnancy exposure registry"></a>Volunteer to sign up for a pregnancy exposure registry</h4> <p>Pregnancy exposure registries are research studies that collect information about the effect that prescription medicines taken or vaccines received during pregnancy may have on you and your developing fetus. These studies collect information from those who are pregnant and who are taking or have taken a certain medicine or received a certain vaccine while pregnant. Some pregnancy exposure registries collect information from those who are pregnant but have not taken a certain medicine or received a certain vaccine. Some pregnancy exposure registry studies also collect information about newborn babies for a period of time after birth. </p> <p>You can volunteer to join a pregnancy exposure registry (if one is open and enrolling). The information collected can help health care providers and others who are pregnant to learn more about the safety of medicines and vaccines used during pregnancy.  </p> <ul> <li>Help others who are pregnant by sharing your experiences with medicines and vaccines.</li> <li>You will be asked to provide information about your health and possibly your baby's health.</li> </ul> <div type="warning"> <div class="alert alert-warning"> <strong>FDA has a <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="dc258abc-f5f1-4e91-8f22-b6c92a5ce5e1" href="/about-fda/page-not-found">list of ongoing pregnancy exposure registries</a> on its website but does not run the pregnancy exposure registry studies. 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