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FDA: Pregnant women should avoid painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen after 20 weeks – Business Insider Australia
The Food and Drug Administration has released a recommendation for pregnant women to avoid common painkillers during week 20 or later while pregnant.
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending that pregnant women not use NSAIDs after week 20 of pregnancy.
- The class of drugs that includes Advil, Aleve and Motrin has been linked to kidney issues in the foetus, which can result in low amniotic fluid.
- Low-dose aspirin, commonly used during pregnancy to prevent the high-blood pressure condition preeclampsia, is exempt from the warning.
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