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Is It Considered Safe To Conceive While Taking A Malaria Drug?
Hi I am going to the Dominican Republic and have been advised to take Chloroquine. I want to conceive asap and have now been told i need to wait until after my course of malaria tablets. Is this right? A pharmacist told me it would be fine and im not sure which one to beleive! Websites give mixed reviews. If I have to wait, how long after i take my last tablet is safe to conceive?
Fri, 30 Oct 2015
Hi.
There are no controlled studies to report and prove any serious contraindications towards taking chloroquine during pregnancy, but from what I had read somewhere, some teratogenic abnormalities were reported in one such case. Wait for a week after your course is complete and then start trying to conceive.
Best wishes.
There are no controlled studies to report and prove any serious contraindications towards taking chloroquine during pregnancy, but from what I had read somewhere, some teratogenic abnormalities were reported in one such case. Wait for a week after your course is complete and then start trying to conceive.
Best wishes.
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