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Re: Question about Ciprofloxacin and pregnancy..

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:46:13 -0500 (CDT)

At Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Chrissy wrote: >
> Hi,
>
>I am 27 weeks pregnant. I have been in the hospital over the weekend
>due to bleeding from a mild placenta seperation. The doctor has
>prescribed Cipro for me to take 2 tablets daily for the next seven days.
>I read you shouldn't take this medicine while being pregnant Is that
>true? I asked my doctor and he said It would not hurt the baby, but I am
>still worried. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Chrissy

I am on vacation, and I do not have any reference texts available, but last time I looked, Cipro was contraindicated in pregnancy. You should look at that package insert for its Pregnancy Category, a letter from A to X. A and B are fine, C is ok, anything else is not a good idea for pregnancy. 

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG


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