Safety of bronchodilators and corticosteroids for asthma during pregnancy: What we know and what we need to do better

Journal of Asthma and Allergy

Volumn , Issue 6, 2013, Pages 117-125

  Gregersen, Thorbjørn Lomholt ^a   Ulrik, Charlotte Suppli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma management; Bronchodilators; Inhaled corticosteroids; Perinatal outcomes; Pregnancy; Systemic corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ASTHMA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MATERNAL CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84888172873     PISSN: 11786965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JAA.S52592     Document Type: Review

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