Seventy percent of pregnant women are bothered by nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (“NVP”), commonly known as “morning sickness”, though the pattern is often more than just in the morning. The nausea and vomiting can range from mild nausea to “hyperemesis gravid arum” in which the patient is unable to hold down food. Until, recent years… Read More
Zofran Linked to Possible Birth Defects in Pregnant Women
Zofran (odansetron) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1991 for the prevention of nausea and vomiting resulting from chemotherapy and radiation and for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Studies of Zofran have never been done in pregnant women, so the label warns the consumer that although studies of the drug… Read More