While expecting their first child, 36% of women take medication on their own.
They are even 48% to do so when they are expecting their second child, according to a study carried out in early 2020 for the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) on the occasion of the launch of its prevention campaign.
"Pregnant, medication is not just any old way"
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Rather worrying data: self-medication during pregnancy, even with drugs considered harmless, can indeed represent a real danger for the fetus.
Ibuprofen is the prime example.
This nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug is widely used to treat pain and fever.
Sold without a prescription, it takes pride of place in all family pharmacies under different specialties (Advil, Nurofen, Spedifen, etc.).
However, it is formally contraindicated from the 6th month of pregnancy, because it can cause cardiovascular toxicity in the fetus.
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