Safety of azathioprine use during pregnancy

Aniket Natekar; Anna Pupco; Pina Bozzo; Gideon Koren

Safety of azathioprine use during pregnancy

Aniket Natekar
, Anna Pupco
, Pina Bozzo
, Gideon Koren

Department of Medicine

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Abstract

Question: Quite a few of my female patients with rheumatic diseases and inflammatory bowel disease are using azathioprine. They are afraid to take a "cancer drug" during pregnancy. What is known about the risks? Answer: An increasing body of evidence from prospective cohort studies suggests that azathioprine is safe for the fetus during pregnancy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1401-1402
Number of pages	2
Journal	Canadian Family Physician
Volume	57
Issue number	12
State	Published - Dec 2011

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