by afampov · February 2, 2021
Baystate creates decision aid for doctors and pregnant women to consult
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Is it safe for pregnant women to get the coronavirus vaccine?
That’s a question that two Baystate Medical Center doctors contemplated together recently – one a primary care physician at Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center, who is also board certified in infectious diseases, and the other an OB/GYN.
Dr. Amanda Westlake learned in September that she was expecting her third child. As an infectious disease specialist, when she visited with her OB/GYN, Dr. Katie Barker of Baystate Wesson Women’s Group, she was already familiar with much of the emerging literature on pregnancy and COVID-19. It is concisely stated on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)website that:
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MUMBAI, India and BALTIMORE, Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Lupin), global pharmaceutical company, announced today a partnership with Phil, Inc., which helps deliver cost-effective next-generation access solutions for patients who are prescribed Solosec® (secnidazole) 2g oral granules for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in adult women.
Solosec® is the only single 2g oral dose therapy for the most common vaginal infection in the U.S. among adult women. This treatment is designed to deliver a full course of therapy in just one packet.
1 In November, Lupin announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Solosec® (secnidazole) for the treatment of trichomoniasis in adults and adolescents. The FDA has assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target date of June 30, 2021.
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By Sarah Toy and Laura Cooper Expectant mothers say they face a difficult decision as Covid-19 vaccines become available: whether to take one. Doctors say the answer depends on the woman s risk of getting Covid-19 and her underlying health issues, but there isn t enough data yet to make a definitive recommendation. Guidance from health agencies, meanwhile, varies. What s the risk to my child if I get the vaccine? That blank space, that data-free zone of not knowing what the effects would be, is really worrisome, said Jennifer Lewey, a 40-year-old cardiologist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania who is due March 21.