The Risks of “Getting High” on Over-the-Counter Drugs during Pregnancy
Easy access to over-the-counter (OTC) drugs makes it possible to procure active substances that normally used in therapeutic doses do not raise health problems. The use of high doses of OTC drugs containing codeine, loperamide, pseudoephedrine, diphenhydramine or dimenhydrinate, as well as the use o...
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| author | Bianca-Eugenia Ősz Ruxandra Ștefănescu Andreea Sălcudean George Jîtcă Camil-Eugen Vari |
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| description | Easy access to over-the-counter (OTC) drugs makes it possible to procure active substances that normally used in therapeutic doses do not raise health problems. The use of high doses of OTC drugs containing codeine, loperamide, pseudoephedrine, diphenhydramine or dimenhydrinate, as well as the use of benzidamine systemically raises concerns regarding the increase in units sold. These drugs are used for recreational or euphorizing purposes, including by young women of childbearing age, psychoactive substance users representing a risk group in terms of the possibility of an unplanned pregnancy. Abusive consumption of OTC products during pregnancy is harmful, with consequences for both fetal and late development that can occur in the infant. This literature review presents the risks (teratogenicity, fetal toxicity, neonatal abstinence syndrome, etc.) associated with the use of potentially psychoactive OTC drugs to emphasize the importance of re-evaluating OTC classification and dispensing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff9d2511cd4e452eb2c9f9bba0134eb12024-03-27T14:03:26ZengMDPI AGScientia Pharmaceutica0036-87092218-05322024-01-01921710.3390/scipharm92010007The Risks of “Getting High” on Over-the-Counter Drugs during PregnancyBianca-Eugenia Ősz0Ruxandra Ștefănescu1Andreea Sălcudean2George Jîtcă3Camil-Eugen Vari4Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, RomaniaDepartment of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, RomaniaDepartment of Ethics and Social Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, RomaniaDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, RomaniaDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, RomaniaEasy access to over-the-counter (OTC) drugs makes it possible to procure active substances that normally used in therapeutic doses do not raise health problems. The use of high doses of OTC drugs containing codeine, loperamide, pseudoephedrine, diphenhydramine or dimenhydrinate, as well as the use of benzidamine systemically raises concerns regarding the increase in units sold. These drugs are used for recreational or euphorizing purposes, including by young women of childbearing age, psychoactive substance users representing a risk group in terms of the possibility of an unplanned pregnancy. Abusive consumption of OTC products during pregnancy is harmful, with consequences for both fetal and late development that can occur in the infant. This literature review presents the risks (teratogenicity, fetal toxicity, neonatal abstinence syndrome, etc.) associated with the use of potentially psychoactive OTC drugs to emphasize the importance of re-evaluating OTC classification and dispensing.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-0532/92/1/7over-the-counter drugscodeinepseudoephedrineloperamidediphenhydraminedimenhydrinate |
| spellingShingle | Bianca-Eugenia Ősz Ruxandra Ștefănescu Andreea Sălcudean George Jîtcă Camil-Eugen Vari The Risks of “Getting High” on Over-the-Counter Drugs during Pregnancy Scientia Pharmaceutica over-the-counter drugs codeine pseudoephedrine loperamide diphenhydramine dimenhydrinate |
| title | The Risks of “Getting High” on Over-the-Counter Drugs during Pregnancy |
| title_full | The Risks of “Getting High” on Over-the-Counter Drugs during Pregnancy |
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| title_short | The Risks of “Getting High” on Over-the-Counter Drugs during Pregnancy |
| title_sort | risks of getting high on over the counter drugs during pregnancy |
| topic | over-the-counter drugs codeine pseudoephedrine loperamide diphenhydramine dimenhydrinate |
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