Paracetamol Use During Pregnancy—A Call for Precautionary Action
Ann Z. Bauer, Shanna H. Swan, David Kriebel, Zeyan Liew, Hugh S. Taylor, Carl‐Gustaf Bornehag, Anderson Joel Martino‐Andrade, Jørn Olsen, Rigmor Jensen, Rod T. Mitchell, Niels E. Skakkebæk, Bernard Jégou, David M. Kristensen
Abstract
(Abstracted from Nat Rev Endocrinol 2021;17:757–766) Paracetamol, otherwise known as acetaminophen, is the active ingredient in over 600 prescription and nonprescription analgesic and antipyretic medications. Worldwide and in the United States, more than 50% and 65% of pregnant women use acetaminophen, respectively.
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MedicineAcetaminophenMedical prescriptionAntipyreticPregnancyAnalgesicCall to actionAction (physics)AnesthesiaPharmacologyAdvertisingBiologyPhysicsGeneticsBusinessQuantum mechanicsPregnancy and Medication ImpactPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum