Being pregnant – Harmful Medication for Child

Harmful Medication for Child Throughout
Being pregnant

There are lots of medicine that may be harmful for the infant if taken
by the mom throughout being pregnant. Medication which might be harmful for the
child if taken throughout being pregnant are known as teratogenic. They’re
known as teratogens.

A teratogen is an agent that may disturb the event of the
embryo or fetus. Teratogens can halt being pregnant or produce a
congenital malformation (a start defect). Lessons of teratogens
embody radiation, maternal infections, chemical compounds, and medicines.

Medication which might be able to performing as teratogens embody:

• ACE (angiotensin changing enzyme) inhibitors reminiscent of:
  • benazepril
    (Lotensin)

  • captopril
    (Capoten)

  • enalapril
    (Vasotec)

  • fosinopril sodium (Monopril)
  • lisinopril
    (Zestril, Prinivil)

  • lisinopril + hydrochlorothiazide (Zestoretic,
    Prinzide)

  • quinapril
    (Accupril) 

  • ramipril (Altace)
• Zits medicine isotretinoin
  (Accutane, Retin-A)

• Alcohol — will increase the chance of a stillbirth and the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
• Androgens (male hormones)
• Antibiotics tetracycline (Achromycin), and
  doxycycline (Vibramycin), metronidazole (Flagyl), and
  streptomycin

• Anticoagulant (blood-thinner) warfarin
  (Coumadin)

• Anticonvulsants (seizure drugs) reminiscent of:
  • phenytoin
    (Dilatin)

  • valproic acid (Depakene, Valprotate),
  • trimethadione (Tridione)
  • paramethadione (Paradione)
  • carbamazepine (Tegretol)
• Anti-depressant drug lithium (Eskalith, Lithob).
• Antimetabolite/anticancer medicine methotrexate (Rheumatrex) and
  aminopterin

• Antirheumatic agent and metal-binder (chelator) penicillamine
  (Ciprimene, Depen)

• Antithyroid medicine reminiscent of:
  • thiouracil/propylthiouracil and
  • carbimazole/methimazole
• Cocaine
• DES (diethylstilbestrol), a hormone
• Thalidomide (Thalomid) which was accepted by the FDA for the
  remedy of a complication of leprosy (erythema nodosum leprosum)