When is it safe to take zofran during pregnancy
Is Zofran safe to take during pregnancy?
in the media recently there has been
information about zofran and how it
might contribute to congenital heart
defects and cleft lip and cleft palate
if taken during pregnancy so of course
this leaves mother's wondering who have
taken it during pregnancy if it's going
to increase the chances of their babies
having these complications the way the
OB community feels about it is that
zofran has been prescribed for a long
time for a lot of women and the number
of women who have been taking zofran is
not proportionate to the number of
babies who have been born with cleft
lips and cleft palates so we don't feel
that there's a strong association with
this more studies are necessary to
determine if this is indeed true but
again the numbers just kind of show us
that a lot of women who take in zofran
and only a few babies are born with
these defects if you're taking it and
concerned about whether or not you still
should be taking it talk with your OB
provider and based on their knowledge of
your circumstances they can decide if
it's okay to continue or if there's
another medication that might help you
feel better
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