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The packaging for valsartan includes a warning stating the drug should not be used with the renin inhibitor aliskiren in people with diabetes. It also states the safety of the drug in severe renal impairment has not been established. [7] Valsartan includes a black box warning for fetal toxicity.
Environmental toxicants and fetal development is the impact of different toxic substances from the environment on the development of the fetus. This article deals with potential adverse effects of environmental toxicants on the prenatal development of both the embryo or fetus, as well as pregnancy complications. The human embryo or fetus is ...
Developmental toxicity is any developmental malformation that is caused by the toxicity of a chemical or pathogen. It is the structural or functional alteration, reversible or irreversible, which interferes with homeostasis , normal growth , differentiation , development or behavior.
The use of valsartan in pregnancy is avoided due to the potential risk of fetal toxicity. [11] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a black box warning for valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide use during pregnancy. [2] The use of hydrochlorothiazide is avoided in those with anuria or severe kidney disease. [12]
A Chicago woman was just weeks away from giving birth when a nagging cough led to a shocking medical discovery. MaKenna Lauterbach shared her harrowing story with Fox News Digital.
However, low-grade, long-term inflammation, known as chronic inflammation, increases the risk of diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, allergies and some types of cancer, to name a few.
Norway's PST security police force said on Monday it had found no grounds to further investigate Norwegian links to the supply of booby-trapped pagers to Hezbollah in Lebanon, which exploded in ...
Reproductive toxicity refers to the potential risk from a given chemical, physical or biologic agent to adversely affect both male and female fertility as well as offspring development. [1] Reproductive toxicants may adversely affect sexual function, ovarian failure, fertility as well as causing developmental toxicity in the offspring.