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Chickenpox during pregnancy
My wife is almost 6 months pregnant, she got chickenpox now as I got 15 days before, Doctor advised aciclovir 800 mg 5 times a day, is it safe in pregnancy and will affect on baby?
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Can take it ..it's safe
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It is safe in pregnancy but it should be used in the lowest effective doses, not the highest effective doses.
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Dr. Kinnari Amin
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12 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
It’s safe during pregnancy
You can take it
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Dr. Kumari Anukriti
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Yes it's safe in pregnancy. She has to take it to prevent infection to the baby. Connect please
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