Executive Summary: British Society for Rheumatology guideline on prescribing drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding: immunomodulatory anti-rheumatic drugs and corticosteroids.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Russell, Mark D; Dey, Mrinalini; Flint, Julia; Davie, Philippa; Allen, Alexander; Crossley, Amy; Frishman, Margreta; Gayed, Mary; Hodson, Kenneth; Khamashta, Munther; Moore, Louise; Panchal, Sonia; Piper, Madeleine; Reid, Clare; Saxby, Katherine; Schreiber, Karen; Senvar, Naz; Tosounidou, Sofia; van de Venne, Maud; Warburton, Louise
- Source
- Rheumatology. Apr2023, Vol. 62 Issue 4, p1370-1387. 18p.
- Subject
- *ADRENOCORTICAL hormones
*RHEUMATOLOGY
*IMMUNOMODULATORS
*MEDICAL protocols
*ANTIRHEUMATIC agents
*DRUG prescribing
*BREASTFEEDING
*DRUG-induced abnormalities
*PREGNANCY complications
*PHYSICIAN practice patterns
*ANTIMALARIALS
*PREGNANCY
- Language
- ISSN
- 1462-0324
The article presents guidelines on prescribing immunomodulatory anti-rheumatic drugs and corticosteroids to pregnant and breastfeeding women from the British Society for Rheumatology. The objective is to update the previous guidelines and highlight medications that have to be stopped and avoided in the reproductive age group. It excludes the management of infertility or the indications for the drugs in rheumatic diseases in pregnancy.