Mitoxantrone and Pregnancy WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Mitoxantrone and Pregnancy
The use of mitoxantrone during pregnancy is not recommended.1 There is a risk of your child having a birth defect if mitoxantrone is used during pregnancy.2 In animal studies, there was evidence of a slow in fetal growth due to mitoxantrone.2 Mitoxantrone has been classified as a Pregnancy Category D drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.1
Fast Facts:
- Mitoxantrone is used to treat certain types of cancer, including but not limited to breast cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.3
- Mitoxantrone has been approved to reduce the frequency of relapses in people with multiple sclerosis.3
- Researchers also observed that pregnant animals given mitoxantrone experienced premature labor.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Drugs.com: Mitoxantrone Pregnancy and Breast Feeding Warnings
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 RxList: Novantrone (Mitoxantrone) Warnings: Pregnancy
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Healthwise (via Yahoo Health): Mitoxantrone for Multiple Sclerosis
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Susan Scroggins
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 11, 2009
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Susan Scroggins
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Pregnancy and Mitoxantrone, Is it safe to use Mitoxantrone during pregnancy, Mitoxantrone for Pregnant Women
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
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