There are some potential dangers involved with taking Advicor, and pregnancy risks are a serious issue. This drug, which is a pregnancy Category X medicine, can potentially cause harm to a fetus. Therefore, if you are taking Advicor and pregnancy is in your future, be sure to talk to your healthcare provider, because use of the drug is not recommended.
Advicor and Pregnancy: An Overview
Advicor® (
niacin extended-release/
lovastatin) is a pregnancy Category X medicine, meaning that the medicine could potentially cause harm to your unborn child. Therefore, Advicor is not recommended in women who are pregnant. If you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant, talk to your healthcare provider immediately.
Advicor and Pregnancy Category X
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses a category system to classify the possible risks to a fetus when specific medicines are taken during pregnancy. Category X is given to medicines that show problems to the fetus in pregnant animal studies or in humans that have mistakenly taken the medicine while pregnant. The use of a Category X medicine during pregnancy is not recommended.
Advicor and Pregnancy: Suggestions
The
effects of high cholesterol do not cause problems for many years or even decades. Therefore, it should be expected that if a woman does not take
cholesterol medicine during pregnancy, it will have little impact on any long-term risks. Since there is little benefit and a very real risk during pregnancy, your healthcare provider will likely recommend that you do not take Advicor while pregnant. For women who are thinking of becoming pregnant and are taking Advicor, please make sure that you discuss Advicor and pregnancy with your healthcare provider.
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