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Methyldopa a Safe Antihypertensive During Pregnancy.
VAIL, COLO. -- Methyldopa is an old and frequently overlooked agent that, in the setting of hypertension in pregnancy, is suddenly transformed into first-line therapy, Dr. Jill Davies said at a conference on obstetrics and gynecology sponsored by the University of Colorado.
"Aldomet [methyldopa] is a category B medication. It has the longest safety record for treatment of hypertension in pregnancy. So even though outside of pregnancy it's not even close to being considered a first-line agent, we still consider it first-line therapy in pregnancy because of its safety record," said Dr. Davies of the university.
The most problematic class of antihypertensive agents in pregnancy are the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. They are ...
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