It is very important to manage your asthma while you are
pregnant.
The 'way' you manage it is vitally important to you and your
unborn child.
Here are the main medicines used in the treatment of asthma and
the effects they may have on unborn children.
Preventers
* Steroid Inhalers with Becotide (beclomethasone dipropionate) a
drug used safely for years, including by pregnant women with no
evidence of any harmful effects, under a variety of proprietary
names.
* Cromoglycate (Intal, Lomudal, Cromolyn) as well as Nedocromil
(Tilade, Tilarin) are not steroid treatments and they have an
excellent safety record.
There has not been a record harmful effect on unborn babies have
been recorded since its widespread use since the late 1960's.
* Theophylline (under a variety of proprietary names)
Different to inhaled asthma medications, theophylline often
comes in tablet form and is taken orally.
There have been harmful effects on unborn children reported and
it is in widespread use.
Relievers (bronchodilators)
* Salbutamol (also known asVentolin)
When used in limited amounts and inhaled as a treatment for
asthma it has no harmful effects during pregnancy.
* Terbutaline (Bricanyl) As with salbtamol (above), with which
it is similar, there also are no harmful effects.
Long-Acting Relievers
In similar fashion to relievers such as salbutamol and
terbutaline, however they have a longer effect as they stick to
the cells in the body on which they act.
Side-effects are tremor, increased pulse rate, and palpitations.
Although, they have been introduced more recently and there has
been not pregnancy related harmful effects reported.
* Serevent (Salmeterol xinafoate)
No know harmful pregnancy effects reported.
* Foradil (Eformoterol)
No know harmful pregnancy effects reported .
Steroid Tablets or Injections
Emergency medications and are used to treat sudden asthma
attacks.
If the need arises a decision as to whether the baby would be
worse off if the asthma wasn't controlled must be made.
Strong steroids do have an affect on unborn children, however
untreated asthma can have an effect on an unborn child and
knowledge today of these effects appears to be that they are
quite mild.
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