TY - JOUR T1 - Exposure to alcohol-containing medications during pregnancy. JF - Canadian Family Physician JO - Can Fam Physician SP - 1067 LP - 1068 VL - 52 IS - 9 AU - Facundo Garcia-Bournissen AU - Yaron Finkelstein AU - Massoud Rezvani AU - Gideon Koren Y1 - 2006/09/01 UR - http://www.cfp.ca/content/52/9/1067.abstract N2 - QUESTION: A pregnant patient consulted her physician after discovering that a diphenhydramine preparation (Benadryl elixir) she used for allergy symptoms during the first trimester of her pregnancy contained 15% alcohol. Should she be concerned about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in her baby? ANSWER: Most ethanol-containing medical preparations are safe during pregnancy. Adult doses of some elixirs with high ethanol concentrations might produce blood levels similar to those achieved by drinking 1 alcoholic beverage. Caution is advisable when prescribing ethanol-containing elixirs to pregnant women, as is informing them about the alcohol content. ER -