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Does Saaz Ds Pills During Pregnancy Cause Any Effects?

i am 32 yrs old, 66 kgs weight with already a baby of 4 yrs age. I am on treatment of rheumetoid arthritis, taking daily dose of saaz ds 1g in morning, 1g in night & 200mg hcqs in night. Also i m 2 mths pregnant. Kindly advise if there are any side effects of these on the growing foetus
Mon, 27 Jul 2015
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Do not worry.

Saaz ds (Sulfasalazine) is safe during pregnancy and is not expected to cause any harm to the unborn baby.
Also it is not known whether sulfasalazine passes into breast milk or if it could harm the baby.

Though there is some evidence of human foetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk as this is used for the serious disease and safer drugs are ineffective.

But always remember that you should take this drug according to the advice of your doctor and do complete course of medication as prescribed by your doctor even though you feel better after one or two days of usage of medication.

Also you must do regular follow up to your doctor while using this medication, so that any adverse sign can be detected earliest.

All the best and take care.

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Does Saaz Ds Pills During Pregnancy Cause Any Effects?

Do not worry. Saaz ds (Sulfasalazine) is safe during pregnancy and is not expected to cause any harm to the unborn baby. Also it is not known whether sulfasalazine passes into breast milk or if it could harm the baby. Though there is some evidence of human foetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk as this is used for the serious disease and safer drugs are ineffective. But always remember that you should take this drug according to the advice of your doctor and do complete course of medication as prescribed by your doctor even though you feel better after one or two days of usage of medication. Also you must do regular follow up to your doctor while using this medication, so that any adverse sign can be detected earliest. All the best and take care.