Acetaminophen, found in over-the-counter products such as Excedrin and
Tylenol, provides many people with relief from headaches and sore
muscles. When used appropriately, it is considered mostly harmless. Over
recent decades, the drug, which has been marketed since the 1950s, has
become the medication most commonly used by pregnant women for fevers
and pain.
Now, a long-term study by UCLA, in collaboration with the University of Aarhus in Denmark, has raised concerns about the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy.
Tylenol, provides many people with relief from headaches and sore
muscles. When used appropriately, it is considered mostly harmless. Over
recent decades, the drug, which has been marketed since the 1950s, has
become the medication most commonly used by pregnant women for fevers
and pain.
Now, a long-term study by UCLA, in collaboration with the University of Aarhus in Denmark, has raised concerns about the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy.
In a report in the current online edition of JAMA Pediatrics, researchers from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health show that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is associated with a
higher risk in children of attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder and hyperkinetic disorder. The data raises the question of whether the drug should be considered safe for use by pregnant women.
higher risk in children of attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder and hyperkinetic disorder. The data raises the question of whether the drug should be considered safe for use by pregnant women.
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