TY - JOUR
T1 - Pharmaceuticals in pregnancy
T2 - a multifaceted challenge in Australia
AU - Kane, Stefan C.
AU - Shanmugalingam, Renuka
AU - Henry, Amanda
PY - 2024/10/7
Y1 - 2024/10/7
N2 - Recent supply constraints for labetalol, immediate-release nifedipine and misoprostol tablets in Australia have highlighted pregnant women's vulnerability to critical medication supply disruptions, and underscored the broader structural disadvantage this population faces in accessing effective, evidence-based pharmaceutical agents. In this perspective article, we summarise key challenges underpinning this disadvantage and propose some solutions.
AB - Recent supply constraints for labetalol, immediate-release nifedipine and misoprostol tablets in Australia have highlighted pregnant women's vulnerability to critical medication supply disruptions, and underscored the broader structural disadvantage this population faces in accessing effective, evidence-based pharmaceutical agents. In this perspective article, we summarise key challenges underpinning this disadvantage and propose some solutions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85203314350&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5694/mja2.52421
DO - 10.5694/mja2.52421
M3 - Article
C2 - 39244701
AN - SCOPUS:85203314350
SN - 0025-729X
VL - 221
SP - 357
EP - 359
JO - Medical Journal of Australia
JF - Medical Journal of Australia
IS - 7
ER -