While the toxicity of NSAIDs in the fetus and newborn had already been the subject of information to patients, the French Agency for the Safety of Health Products (Afssaps) was aware of two cases of toxicity. fetal, including one that caused the death of the unborn baby.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are, in fact, more and more often used instead of paracetamol to relieve and or treat fever, dental care, ear infections, tonsillitis, sinusitis, renal colic, gynecological pain, lower back and joint pain. , headaches and migraines … Faced with this growing use, especially in self-medication, Affsaps would like to point out that NSAIDs are contraindicated from the 6th month of pregnancy (from 24 weeks of amenorrhea).
Outlawed in all its forms
This contraindication concerns all NSAIDs, including aspirin when the dosage is greater than or equal to 500 mg / day and COX2 inhibitors, whether or not they are prescribed by a doctor, and regardless of the route of administration. .
Indeed, the passage into the blood of NSAIDs after application of an ointment or gel containing an NSAID should not be underestimated. This passage through the blood is all the more important when the application is carried out on a large skin surface, as an occlusive dressing or repeatedly, including in professional use such as, for example, by pregnant physiotherapists.
Any self-medication with NSAIDs is therefore prohibited during this risky period.
