Developmental effects of in utero exposure to prescription drug abuse in infants and young children: harms

Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
Record ID 32015000822
English
Authors' recommendations: Two systematic reviews and fourteen non-randomized studies regarding the developmental harms, in infants and young children, associated with in utero exposure to prescription drug abuse were identified.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2014
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Alprazolam
  • Amphetamine-Related Disorders
  • Analgesics
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Buprenorphine
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants
  • Codeine
  • Congenital Abnormalities
  • Diazepam
  • Fentanyl
  • Fetus
  • Hydrocodone
  • Lorazepam
  • Methadone
  • Morphine
  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
  • Opioid-Related Disorders
  • Oxycodone
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnant Women
  • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
  • Prescription Drugs
  • Substance-Related Disorders
Contact
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