All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 December Promising findings for anti-alcohol treatment in pregnancy Promising findings for anti-alcohol treatment in pregnancy 16/12/2022 | 2 MINS A study by researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology and The Kids Research Institute Australia has found a medication that helps people refrain from drinking alcohol has shown no harmful effects during pregnancy in early stage trials. The study, The effects of acamprosate on maternal and neonatal outcomes in a mouse model of alcohol use disorders published in Physiology & Behavior, looked at the safety of acamprosate, one of a number of pharmaceutical therapies used to treat alcohol use disorders, that also include naltrexone. It found the medication did not affect maternal and birth outcomes, the weight of the offspring after birth or their motor control. Researcher Ebony Quintrell, a PhD candidate from LITΓÇÖs School of Population and Global Health, said finding effective, evidence-based therapies for alcohol dependent pregnant women was challenging. ΓÇ£A number of pharmacotherapie
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 December Promising findings for anti-alcohol treatment in pregnancy Promising findings for anti-alcohol treatment in pregnancy 16/12/2022 | 2 MINS A study by researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology and The Kids Research Institute Australia has found a medication that helps people refrain from drinking alcohol has shown no harmful effects during pregnancy in early stage trials.
The study, The effects of acamprosate on maternal and neonatal outcomes in a mouse model of alcohol use disorders published in Physiology & Behavior, looked at the safety of acamprosate, one of a number of pharmaceutical therapies used to treat alcohol use disorders, that also include naltrexone.
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It found the medication did not affect maternal and birth outcomes, the weight of the offspring after birth or their motor control.
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Researcher Ebony Quintrell, a PhD candidate from LITΓÇÖs School of Population and Global Health, said finding effective, evidence-based therapies for alcohol dependent pregnant women was challenging.
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