Science 369 , 806811 (2020)
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In the absence of robust data to support the safety around the use of GLP-1 agonists in pregnancy and inconsistent but possible association with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, this medication should continue to be halted during pregnancy. Preconception Use of GLP-1s Rather than looking at the use of GLP-1s during pregnancy, the first of the studies looked at exposure prior to conception, though the study cohort included a proportion of patients who did not stop the medication until after conception
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Usually drugs that go into shortage are cheap generics, not expensive brand-name ones that are still under patent, Tenille Davis, PharmD, chief advocacy officer at the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, tells SELF