A member asked:

Are all those lawsuit commercials true that ondansetron is bad to take when you're pregnant!? i. curious.

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Not necessarily: There r many patients who have used ondansetron in pregnancy without problems.There is a background risk of birth defects without using any drugs as well as a risk associated with severe nausea and vomiting that can decrease nutrients to the growing fetus.It is still category B (the safest category we actually have) in pregnancy according to the FDA.It is still only used when the benefits>risks

Answered 8/14/2015

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