Withdrawal of nifedipine capsules: Jeopardising the treatment of acute severe hypertension in pregnancy?

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作者
Brown, MA
McCowan, LME
North, RA
Walters, BN
机构
[1] ST GEORGE HOSP, DEPT RENAL MED, KOGARAH, NSW 2217, AUSTRALIA
[2] ST GEORGE HOSP, DEPT OBSTET, KOGARAH, NSW 2217, AUSTRALIA
[3] UNIV AUCKLAND, SCH MED, NATL WOMENS HOSP, DEPT OBSTET & GYNAECOL, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
[4] KING EDWARD MEM HOSP WOMEN, PERTH, WA, AUSTRALIA
[5] COUNCIL AUSTRALASIAN SOC STUDY HYPERTENS PREGNANC, SYDNEY, NSW 2000, AUSTRALIA
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10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb123300.x
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Short-acting oral nifedipine has been withdrawn from the Australian market because of reports of ifs adverse effects after long-term treatment in non-pregnant patients with heart disease. This will have a major impact on the treatment of acutely hypertensive pregnant women, in whom the drug has proven to be safe, effective and easy to administer Should pregnant women be forced to use less suitable agents, thus threatening their own and their babies' health?.
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