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Re: codeine and pregnancy

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri, 25 May 2001 17:28:14 -0500 (CDT)


At Mon, 7 May 2001, Elena wrote: >
>I used Tylenol 1 (with 8 mg of codeine) and sometimes Tylenol 3 with 30 mg practically everyday (I calculate approximately 48 mg daily) throughout my pregnancy for symphysis pubis diathesis from week 8 and my child who was born at term 37 +3 had respiratory distress syndrome. Is this a known association? Elena Lopez.

I got this from PDR.net. Special information if you are pregnant or breastfeeding

It is not known if Tylenol with Codeine could injure a baby, or if it could affect ---- a woman's reproductive capacity. Using any medication that contains a narcotic during pregnancy may cause babies to be born with a physical addiction to the narcotic. If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, you should not take Tylenol with Codeine unless the potential benefits clearly outweigh the possible dangers. As with other narcotic painkillers, taking Tylenol with Codeine shortly before delivery (especially at higher dosages) may cause some degree of breathing difficulty in the mother and newborn.

Some studies (but not all) have reported that codeine appears in breast milk and may affect a nursing infant. Therefore, nursing mothers should use Tylenol with Codeine only if the potential gains are greater than the potential hazards.






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