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Isn't paracetamol forbidden in the US for pregnant women already? It is in other countries
by Noe2097 1y ago
Isn't paracetamol forbidden in the US for pregnant women already? It is in other countries
- sarchertech 1y agoNo it’s the only allowed pain reliever for pregnant women in the US. It’s also allowed in the UK and the EU from what I can tell. What countries are you talking abou?
- Noe2097 1y agoSincere apologies, I mixed ibuprofen and paracetamol. Ibuprofen is forbidden for pregnant women in the last 4 months in France at least - and by "forbidden", I mean "strongly advised against in a case of self medication".
- jeroenhd 1y agoAs far as I can tell from my local health organisations, paracetamol is one of the safest painkillers for pregnant women. That doesn't make it very safe, but NSAIDs carry well known risks during later stages of pregnancy, and opiods aren't exactly harmless either. Even aspirin carries risk (and aspirin doesn't even work as well compared to other drugs). As far as I can tell paracetamol is still the first choice for painkillers while pregnant, but only because none of them are completely safe to use. It's probably fine for short term usage, but that also goes for non-pregnant people to be honest.
- mynegation 1y agoYou are probably thinking of ibuprofen which is considered non safe during pregnancy. Paracetamol is pretty much the only OTC pain relief medication that is recommended for pregnant women.
- Noe2097 1y agoYes indeed, you are absolutely right. Sorry about that.