What should pregnant women pay attention to when taking medicine

Pregnant women refer to pregnant women, who are an identity in human society. They have their own psychological state, physiological characteristics, and consumption needs. Being a pregnant woman is a happy thing, and it is also what many married women look forward to. A pregnant woman with a high protruding belly represents the beauty of motherhood. Pregnancy is a special period in a woman's life. During this time, relatives should give pregnant women a lot of attention and care, and pregnant women should also actively integrate into the food, clothing, housing and transportation during pregnancy.

First, you don’t have to blindly follow the trend when taking medicine during pregnancy, and you don’t have to take medicine on your own accord. For example, some Chinese herbal medicines for antipyretics and analgesia have many main ingredients that can cause cleft lip in the fetus, affect the development of the central nervous system, and cause congenital mental retardation in the child. Be sure to ask a qualified doctor to prescribe medicine, symptomatic treatment is important.

Second, when pregnant women take medicine, they must consult their doctors about the dosage and frequency of the medicine, as well as the length of time it should be taken. If the medicine is taken for too long, it may harm the fetus.

Third, if you get sick during pregnancy, you must go to a regular hospital for treatment, and then seek treatment after the cause of the disease has been determined. You must also be cautious when taking medication, even OTC drugs should not be taken casually.

Pregnant women should not use OTC drugs at will, and all medications should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.

When taking medication for treatment, you should choose drugs that have little harm to the test tube embryo and fetus.

When using therapeutic drugs, it is necessary to use at least reasonable dosage and the shortest reasonable treatment course, avoid blindly following large dosages and long-term use, and avoid mutual use of drugs.

If it is not essential for medical conditions, try to minimize medication during early pregnancy.

The concentration of therapeutic drugs in the mother's blood cells is related to the amount that passes from the embryo to the fetus. If partial medication is effective, avoid systemic medication.

Read the "Drug Instructions" carefully before taking the medicine, and try not to take medicines that are "used with caution during pregnancy and childbirth" or "taboo during pregnancy and childbirth."

If the mother's disease makes the fetus sick, safe drugs should be used, and the drug concentrations in the fetus and amniotic fluid of the pregnant woman should be close to those in the pregnant mother, so both mother and daughter should be treated.

Drugs that have been widely used in pregnant women for many years should be used, and the use of drugs for which it is difficult to determine whether they have adverse effects on test tube embryos, fetuses, and newborns should be minimized. Drugs that have only been theoretically evaluated should be used with caution.