Over-The-Counter Drugs and Pregnancy

William F Rayburn

doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2022.10.002

Over-The-Counter Drugs and Pregnancy

Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2023 Mar;50(1):27-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2022.10.002.

Author

William F Rayburn¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and College of Graduate Studies, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA. Electronic address: wrayburnmd@gmail.com.

PMID: 36822709
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2022.10.002

Abstract

The obstetric provider should ask about over-the-counter drugs, although most are low dose, used only briefly, and any harm is unlikely and more theoretic than real.

Keywords: Common conditions; Drugs; Medications; Nonprescription; Over-the-counter; Pregnancy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Nonprescription Drugs*
Pregnancy*

Substances

Nonprescription Drugs