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September 13, 2011
NSAIDS + pregnancy = bad
If the amount of shelf space a pharmacy dedicates to a particular drug class is proportional to it’s sales, then non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (e.g. Advil, Motrin, Midol, Aleve) are big sellers. Pharmacy shelves are stocked with several different brands of these medications commonly used for pain. NSAIDS are also included in several cough and cold remedies. As North Americans over half of us have used an NSAID for pain in our lifetimes. When you are pregnant, though, you should reach for something different on your pharmacy’s shelf for pain.