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VIDEO: Asthma meds’ safety data reassuring in pregnancy


 

ANALYSIS FROM 2014 AAAAI ANNUAL MEETING

SAN DIEGO – How safe are asthma medications during pregnancy? And how adherent are pregnant women to asthma medications? Dr. Jennifer A. Namazy of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, Calif., summarizes the reassuring data on use of asthma medications by pregnant women, and she outlines her own approach to ensure pregnant women with asthma remain healthy and medication adherent.

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