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Opioids/tetrahydrocannabinol: Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome following in-utero exposure: 7 case reports.

Source :
Reactions Weekly. 5/15/2021, Vol. 1855 Issue 1, p277-277. 1p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The neonate's developed NOWS following in-utero exposure to methadone (n=3), buprenorphine (n=2), tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] and methadone (n=1) and hydromorphone (n=1). B Author Information b An event is serious (based on the ICH definition) when the patient outcome is: * death * life-threatening * hospitalisation * disability * congenital anomaly * other medically important event In a prospective, open-label trial study involving 8 neonates diagnosed with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and undergoing treatment with morphine between May 2020 and December 2020, 7 neonates [ I exact ages not stated; sexes not stated i ] were described, who developed neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) following in-utero exposure to buprenorphine, hydromorphone, methadone or tetrahydrocannabinol. [Extracted from the article]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01149954
Volume :
1855
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Reactions Weekly
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
150305810
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40278-021-95953-0