Aricept and Pregnancy WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Aricept and Pregnancy
Aricept is recommended for use during pregnancy only when the benefits to the mother clearly outweigh any potential risks to the fetus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has listed Aricept as a category C medication. Though drugs in this classification are generally not well studied in pregnant women, animal studies have shown an increased risk the developing fetus when administered during pregnancy.1
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- When administered at high doses to pregnant animals, Aricept caused an increase in miscarriage and stillbirth.2
- Women who are pregnant or who wish to become pregnant should discuss the use of Aricept with their physician before beginning the medication.2
- Aricept is a brand name of the generic medication donepezil.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ eMedTV: Aricept and Pregnancy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 RxList: Aricept: Pregnancy Category C
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 12, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Pregnancy and Aricept, Is Aricept Safe During Pregnancy, Will Aricept Hurt My Baby, Risk of Birth Defects and Aricept, Aricept Risk of Birth Defects
- Last update: Nov. 12, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
