Safety of therapeutic options for treating asthma in pregnancy.
Expert Opin Drug Saf
; 13(12): 1613-21, 2014 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25382594
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Pregnancy may be complicated by new onset or preexisting asthma. Asthma is one of the most common potentially serious medical problems to complicate pregnancy, and it may adversely affect both maternal quality of life and perinatal outcomes. Optimal management of asthma during pregnancy is thus important for both mother and baby. AREAS COVERED This article reviews the recognition and management of asthma during pregnancy, paying close attention to the general principles of asthma medication use during pregnancy. Further, the article reviews the safety of asthma medications commonly used during pregnancy. In this article, the most pertinent recent publications are reported. Electronic databases, such as PUBMED, were searched for terms pregnan* or perinat* or obstet* and asthma or wheeze and treatment. EXPERT OPINION Because pregnant women are generally excluded from clinical trials, there is a lack of adequate safety information for most medications taken during pregnancy. One of the most important requirements for the future is the availability of further safety information for asthma medications used during pregnancy that can also account for asthma control.Key words
Full text:
1
Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Asthma
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Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Expert Opin Drug Saf
Journal subject:
FARMACOLOGIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article