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Sinutab is a sinus, allergy and pain relief medication originally marketed by Warner–Lambert. It is manufactured and distributed by Johnson & Johnson after its acquisition of Pfizer 's consumer healthcare division in late December 2006.
Pharmacists are also encouraged (and in some states required) to log purchases with the online database Project STOP. [ 143 ] As a result, some pharmacies no longer stock Sudafed, the common brand of pseudoephedrine cold/sinus tablets, opting instead to sell Sudafed PE, a phenylephrine product that has not been proven effective in clinical trials.
A 2014 study [26] found that "Maternal acetaminophen use during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk for HKDs and ADHD-like behaviors in children." The study was the first of its kind, and concluded that, "because the exposure and outcome are frequent, these results are of public health relevance but further investigations are needed."
Acetaminophen has long been considered safe to help reduce fever and relieve pain while pregnant. Here's what experts say about new claims.
The BMC Series is a collection of several dozen online research journals published by BioMed Central. [9] Like all other BioMed Central journals, they have a policy of open access to the research articles they publish. Between them, they cover all major subject areas within biology and medicine.
However, not all of them are safe to use during pregnancy. One of the components of bismuth subsalicylate is salicylate, which is a component that crosses the placenta. Due to this, there is an increased risk for intrauterine growth retardation, fetal hemorrhage, and maternal hemorrhage within organogenesis and in the second/third trimester. [ 12 ]
Conversely, the exclusion of pregnant women from clinical research has also been called unethical. The data regarding drug use and pregnancy is scarce and of poor quality. Therefore, pregnant women do not necessarily have the same access to informed, effective healthcare as other populations. [2]
In Ireland, under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, fetal viability is defined as "the point in a pregnancy at which, in the reasonable opinion of a medical practitioner, the foetus is capable of survival outside the uterus without extraordinary life-sustaining measures" [Definitions (Part 2)(8)]. [10]