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Fluvoxamine and Pregnancy: Is There a Right Choice?

  Every day, we see women in our clinic who are deciding whether to continue a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for management of depression or anxiety during pregnancy. As a class, SSRI use during [...]

By |2018-09-10T12:34:17-04:00May 16th, 2018|Antidepressants, Outcomes, Pregnancy & Medications, Risk of Malformations|Comments Off on Fluvoxamine and Pregnancy: Is There a Right Choice?

Gabapentin (Neurontin) and Pregnancy

Despite the fact that gabapentin (Neurontin) is now used in a wide variety of clinical settings -- for epilepsy, pain management, anxiety, sleep disturbance – there is relatively little information regarding its reproductive safety.  A prospective study from researchers at the Motherisk program reports on the outcomes of 223 pregnancies exposed to gabapentin and 223 unexposed pregnancies.

By |2015-08-06T11:47:38-04:00April 15th, 2013|Anti-Epileptic Drugs, Outcomes, Pregnancy & Medications, Risk of Malformations|Comments Off on Gabapentin (Neurontin) and Pregnancy
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