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You
can help other pregnant women - please volunteer today! |
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into the effects of medications in pregnancy needs volunteers
like you! If you are pregnant, you may be able
to help. Please call or email to learn more about these research
studies. |
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Are
you pregnant?
Do
you have an
autoimmune disease?
Call:
877-311-8972
or
contact
us via email
(Please
include your phone number
and the best time to contact you.)
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Are Here to Answer Your Questions. |
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If
you are pregnant and have
you
may wish to get the most up-to-date information about what
is known about the various medications you are taking during
pregnancy. We can help. The
Organization of Teratology Information Specialists* (OTIS)
provides women and their health-care providers with up-to-date
information about medications taken during pregnancy. When
you phone OTIS, an information specialist will review all
of the medications that you are taking or may be considering
for use in pregnancy and provide you with the most current
information available on the safety of these medications
in pregnancy. All information is confidential and free of
charge. Call us toll-free
(877) 311-8972. |
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You
may be eligible for the OTIS Autoimmune Diseases in Pregnancy
Project |
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Autoimmune
diseases affect many women who are in their reproductive
years. Most of the medications
used to treat autoimmune diseases have not been well
studied for use in pregnancy.
About
the research study...
The OTIS
Autoimmune Diseases in Pregnancy Project
is a North American effort to evaluate safety to the embryo
or fetus with the use of medications in pregnancy. |
OTIS is conducting this research study in an effort to gain
additional information regarding autoimmune diseases, their
treatment during pregnancy, and the potential effects of
the treatment on the developing embryo or fetus.
If you have an autoimmune disease and are pregnant you may
qualify for this research study. Eligible participants receive
follow-up phone calls during pregnancy, and your child will
receive a pediatric exam, performed by one of our participating
physicians at no cost
to you. |
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Learn
More About RA Medications and Pregnancy |
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Please
download these files for more information:
Johnson DL, Jones KL, and Chambers C. Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Exposed to Adalimumab: OTIS Autoimmune Diseases in Pregnancy Project [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 2008; 58 (Suppl 9): S682. [ PPT Download 416 kB]
Johnson DL, Jones KL, and Chambers C. Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Exposed to Etanercept: The OTIS Autoimmune Diseases in Pregnancy Project [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 2008; 58 (Suppl 9): S682. [PPT Download 392 kB]
Review article: Safety of dermatologic drugs used in pregnant patients
with psoriasis and other inflammatory skin diseases. J AM ACAD DERMATOL, in press. [ PDF
Download, 317KB]
Poster
presentation:
Pregnancy Outcome in Women Exposed to Leflunomide: The OTIS
Autoimmune Diseases in Pregnancy Project. Presented
at the ACR meeting in Washington DC Nov 2006.
[PDF
Download, 380 KB]
This
recent publication reviews the pregnancy safety information
for RA Medications and discusses this and other research
studies:
Chambers
CD, Tutuncu ZN, Johnson D and Jones KL. 2006. Review:
Human pregnancy safety for agents used to treat rheumatoid
arthritis: adequacy of available information and strategies
for developing post-marketing data. Arthritis
Research & Therapy 8:225. [PDF
Download, 82 KB] |
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Current
Study Participants: Download Forms Here |
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 Change
of Address Form (English) [DOC
Download, 32 KB]
Change
of Address Form (Spanish) [DOC
Download, 32 KB]
Physician
Info Form (English) [DOC
Download, 68 KB]
Physician
Info Form (Spanish) [DOC
Download, 36 KB]
Diary
(English) [DOC
Download, 56 KB]
Diary
(Spanish) [DOC
Download, 56 KB] |
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Healthcare
Professionals: |
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Please
use this form
to refer your patients to our study:
Referral
Form
[Fax_referral_form_AI.doc, 366KB]
Referral
Form
[Fax_referral_form_AI.pdf, 210KB]
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