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Article: Bupropion appears safe in pregnant women: not linked to increase in major fetal dejects: first study in pregnancy.(News)
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- OB GYN News
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- August 15, 2003
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PHILADELPHIA -- Bupropion does not appear to increase the risk for major fetal malformation and seems effective in decreasing smoking in pregnant women, according to interim results of an ongoing trial.
"There is always a question of benefits and risks when taking a drug during pregnancy. However, with our interim study results, a doctor can now know that the drug is probably not associated with malformations," said Brian Chan, who is a researcher with the Motherisk program at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
The Motherisk study is the first on the use of bupropion during pregnancy, Mr. Chan said at the annual meeting of the Teratology Society. ...