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Article: Treating Allergic Rhinitis in Pregnancy - Safety Considerations.
- Article from:
- Immunotherapy Weekly
- Article date:
- June 14, 1999
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Allergy Medicine
Mazzotta, P.; Loebstein, R.; Koren, G. "Treating Allergic Rhinitis in Pregnancy - Safety Considerations." Drug Safety, April 1999;20(4):361-375.
(CW HENDERSON PUBLISHER www.newsfile.com) -- According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Drug Safety, "Allergic rhinitis affects approximately one-third of women of childbearing age. As a result, symptoms ranging from sneezing and itching to severe nasal obstruction may require pharmacotherapy. However, product labels state that medications for allergic rhinitis should be avoided during pregnancy due to lack of fetal safety data, even though the majority of the agents have ...