Can I take Mestinon while pregnant?

Written by Marta Figueiredo, PhD | April 20, 2023

Can I take Mestinon while pregnant?

Category: Mestinon

No well-controlled studies of Mestinon have included pregnant patients, so it is unclear whether the therapy is safe to use during pregnancy. Patients who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while on Mestinon should discuss this with their doctor.

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Marta Figueiredo, PhD Joana holds a BSc in Biology, a MSc in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology, and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Her work has been focused on the impact of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the collective behavior of endothelial cells — those that make up the lining of blood vessels — found in the umbilical cord of newborns. In addition to several research fellowships, she was awarded two Erasmus scholarships to conduct part of her studies in France. She has also authored several research papers published in peer-reviewed international scientific journals. Joana joined Bionews in 2018, starting as a science writer, then moving to a science editor position in 2020, and to editorial associate director of resource pages in 2025.