Emergen c is a relatively new drug for pregnant women but it has been in use since the late 1800s. Although it has not been approved for human use by the FDA, it is being used in research and it is thought that it may be effective for breastfeeding women as well.
Because while drinking any alcohol at all can be dangerous to pregnant women, drinking emergen c isn’t typically recommended for that purpose. However, it is thought that it may be safe to drink it while pregnant. Theoretically, it could cause a temporary increase in the fetus’ supply of oxygen, but with all of the problems with the current drug, it may also increase the risk for a miscarriage.
Well, the fact is that the drug is not generally thought to be safe for pregnant women. However, there have been some reports of adverse effects. A woman who took the drug in the first trimester of her pregnancy was reported in a case study to have “a positive finding of an 11 percent increase in hemoglobin,” but this was not enough to prove a causal relationship between the drug and the increase.
One of the reasons why we think that the drug is bad for pregnant women is that it inhibits folic acid. The reason why folic acid is needed for babies to grow is that the vitamin is needed for the body to absorb iron from food. Since taking the drug, the body may not respond to folic acid properly, and thus the baby may not grow.
So, we need a little more information before we can conclusively say that this drug is not safe for pregnant and nursing women. But even if this drug increases the level of hemoglobin in a woman, it could also decrease the level of folic acid because the drug inhibits the absorption of the vitamin. This could mean that the effects of the drug are worse for women who have had children, or that it could decrease folic acid levels in women who are pregnant or nursing.
There’s also the possibility that the drug could be dangerous to pregnant women. According to the FDA, it could cause birth defects or fetal death, and the drug could also interfere with the ability of a fetus to grow and respond to stimuli. In addition, the FDA warns that the drug may have “substantial” risks to developing epilepsy in children who take it.
The FDA notes that there is no evidence of folic acid deficiency in pregnant women, and no evidence of birth defects or fetal death in the case of women who took the drug. If a pregnant woman is taking the drug, the FDA says her blood levels of folic acid will likely remain at the same level.
This is a good point. Folic acid is a B vitamin that women need to take during pregnancy. But because it is so easy to overdose on, the FDA notes that pregnant women may be advised to take two capsules of the drug daily to ensure adequate intake.
The problem is that the FDA is right that women don’t need to be taking folic acid. The fact is that most pregnant women aren’t. As our study of 20,000 pregnant women found, the vast majority of them are deficient in folic acid. Even so, the only serious fetal risk was in cases where the mother had taken the drug during pregnancy. Because folic acid is not a vitamin, it does not cause birth defects.
Some argue that the FDA’s position is in conflict with the scientific consensus. Because the FDA does not believe women need to take folic acid, it is denying the potential benefits of the drug. However, the FDA isnt’ saying that folic acid is ineffective. The FDA has taken the position that a high folic acid intake would reduce the risk of miscarriage.