What will quinine sulfate do to you if you're pregnant?

Answer 1

Quinine sulfate is an antimalarial drug.

Females of childbearing age: Do not take this medicine if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. This medicine can cause birth defects. If you become pregnant while you are taking this medicine, contact your health care provider right away.

(The part on the link about breastfeeding may not be accurate. Quinine is listed by the AAP as compatible with breatfeeding.)

Answer 2

Pregnancy in a patient with malaria is not generally regarded as a contra-indication to the use of quinine, as malaria infection is potentially serious during pregnancy and poses a threat to the mother and foetus, there appears to be little justification in withholding treatment in the absence of a suitable alternative. in the U.S., quinine is classed as a Category X teratogen by the Food and Drug Administration, meaning that it can cause birth defects (especially deafness) if taken by a woman during pregnancy.
In the UK, the recommendation is that pregnancy is not a contra-indication to quinine therapy for falciparum malaria (which directly contradicts the US recommendation), although it should be used with caution; the reason for this is that the risks to the pregnancy are small and theoretical, as opposed to the very real risk of death from falciparum malaria.

Answer 3

Speak to your physician; he or she is your absolute best resource. If it's your husband who's taking the quinine, it should not affect your pregnancy at all.

Answer 4

what the heck is that, it sounds bad.