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11 Babies Die in Sildenafil Trial (For Treatment of Underdeveloped Placenta)

posted by chromas on Thursday July 26 2018, @02:20PM   Printer-friendly

takyon writes:

Babies die after mums given Viagra in Dutch trial

A Viagra in pregnancy trial has been urgently stopped after 11 newborn babies died. Women taking part in the Dutch study had been given the anti-impotence tablets to improve growth of their unborn children because they had poorly developed placentas.

It appears the drug, which promotes blood flow, may have caused lethal damage to the babies' lungs. Experts say a full investigation is needed to understand what happened. There is no suggestion that there was any wrong-doing.

Earlier trials in the UK and Australia and New Zealand did not find any evidence of potential harm from the intervention. But they also found no benefit.

[...] Foetal growth restriction caused by an underdeveloped placenta is a serious condition that currently has no treatment. It can mean babies are born prematurely, with a very low birth weight and poor chances of survival. A medication that could improve weight or prolong the time to delivery could have significant advantages for these very sick babies.

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday July 26 2018, @04:45PM (2 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Thursday July 26 2018, @04:45PM (#713212)

    Notice that "internal" does not specify the pathway ...

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @05:25PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @05:25PM (#713234)

    Even with that in mind: shooting Hamburgers at you belly with a 155mm howitzer is not a recommended method of ingestion

    • (Score: 4, Informative) by bob_super on Thursday July 26 2018, @05:33PM

      by bob_super (1357) on Thursday July 26 2018, @05:33PM (#713240)

      "I checked their feedback sheets, after washing the blood, and nobody complained about the taste"