[Simvastatin and pregnancy]

Therapie. 1996 Sep-Oct;51(5):537-42.
[Article in French]

Abstract

This study concerns 169 women whose exposure to simvastatin (Zocor or Lodales) during pregnancy led to a request for information from pharmaceutical firms. The evolution of pregnancies (among which 2 were twins) was documented in 125 women: 66 women gave birth to normal babies, 40 requested and induced abortion, 12 spontaneous abortions occurred, and the 9 other known pregnancy issues were 4 premature newborns, 3 newborns with malformations and 2 fetal deaths. Apart from the 5 retrospective files concerning 5 spontaneous abortions, all the files were analysed prospectively. Except for induced abortions, regarding the prospective files, the pregnancy outcome was comparable with that of a general population.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Anticholesteremic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy
  • Lovastatin / adverse effects
  • Lovastatin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Lovastatin / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy*
  • Simvastatin

Substances

  • Anticholesteremic Agents
  • Lovastatin
  • Simvastatin