Wednesday, February 11, 2009

TNF alpha inhibitors during pregnancy, are they safe?

The answer is conditional yes. No major problems found so far. But no really good studies have been done. Yet they certainly are far safer for the fetus than some of the traditional DMARDS like methotrexate that are KNOWN to cause birth defects.

Read the article and decide for yourself.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/586961

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