Women are a population at risk for the misuse of therapeutic treatments. To better inform and protect them, two logos “Pregnancy prohibited” and “Pregnancy danger” will be affixed to dangerous drugs during the period. pregnancy.
Pregnancy Danger
The first “pregnancy danger” logo will highlight the drugs that should only be prescribed if there are no other possible treatments.
Pregnancy Prohibited
As for the “pregnancy prohibited” logo, it informs that the treatment should under no circumstances be used during pregnancy.
For more details, indications may be given to adolescent girls or women of childbearing age, and without contraception effective. Likewise, the duration of the contraindication will be mentioned next to the logo.
“This measure concerns a large part of the pharmacopoeia. She reminds that the use of drugs during pregnancy is not trivial and requires the advice of a professional.
It is imperative that any woman taking a drug containing one of these two pictograms does not stop her treatment, without first consulting her doctor, her midwife or asking her pharmacist ”, recalls the General Directorate of health (DGS) in a press release
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