Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Medications in Pregnancy: A Review.

Autor: O'Sullivan DL; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: dosullivan@mednet.ucla.edu., Byatt N; Department of Psychiatry, UMass Medical School/UMass Memorial Health Care, Shrewsbury, MA., Dossett EC; Departments of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry [J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry] 2022 Jan-Feb; Vol. 63 (1), pp. 53-60. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2021.08.011
Abstrakt: Background: Long-acting injectable antipsychotic medications (LAIs) are an evidence-based treatment option for people with severe mental illness. While women with severe mental illness who are prescribed LAIs can become pregnant, there is a dearth of research examining the safety of these medication formulations during pregnancy.
Objective: This article summarizes available literature on the use of LAIs in pregnancy to help inform clinical decisions and guide future research.
Methods: PubMed literature searches were completed using combinations of keywords including "antipsychotic" and "long-acting injectable" or "depot," or generic or brand names of LAIs with "pregnancy." Pregnancy outcomes were compared across studies.
Results: Twelve relevant case reports of 13 pregnancies were identified. Six cases did not report any negative birth or infant outcomes, including prematurity, infants being born small for gestational age, congenital anomalies, and extrapyramidal symptoms. No cases reported abnormal Apgar scores, infants being born large for gestational age, or negative long-term developmental outcomes after exposure to LAIs during pregnancy. Cesarean section rate was comparable to the general population. Specific adverse outcomes included one infant with multiple congenital anomalies, 3 infants with minor congenital anomalies, and one infant with possible extrapyramidal symptoms. One infant was born prematurely, one infant was born small for gestational age, and 2 infants were born both prematurely and small for gestational age.
Conclusions: There is little research specifically examining the use of LAIs in pregnancy, so risks must be extrapolated from studies on oral antipsychotics in pregnancy. While the few published case reports examining LAIs in pregnancy somewhat align with research examining oral antipsychotics, these findings are inconclusive due to the inherently limited nature of case reports. Further investigation into the use of LAIs in pregnancy is warranted.
(Copyright © 2021 Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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