Ancel·la Santos

@ancelsantos.bsky.social

Access to medicines, EU health policy Working at @beuc.bsky.social My views

Cada niño/a en España recibe más de 4.000 anuncios al año de comida insana. Influencers normalizando azúcares y ultraprocesados desde la infancia. El 80% de la población apoya prohibir esta publicidad. Vamos a regularlo. Como con los comedores de coles, hospitales y residencias.

European Medicines Agency: “In the EU, paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen) can be used for reducing pain or fever during pregnancy if clinically needed. There is currently no new evidence that would require changes to the current EU recommendations for use.”

European Medicines Agency

23 September 2025
 
Use of paracetamol during pregnancy unchanged in the EU
Paracetamol medicines can be used in pregnancy, in accordance with official recommendations

In the EU, paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen) can be used for reducing pain or fever during pregnancy if clinically needed. There is currently no new evidence that would require changes to the current EU recommendations for use.

“Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women”, says Steffen Thirstrup, EMA’s Chief Medical Officer. “Our advice is based on a rigorous assessment of the available scientific data and we have found no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children”.

As included in the product information for paracetamol in the EU, a large amount of data from pregnant women who used paracetamol during pregnancy indicates no risk of malformations in the developing foetus or in newborns.

In 2019, EMA reviewed available studies that investigated the neurodevelopment of children exposed to paracetamol in utero and found that the results were inconclusive and that no link with neurodevelopmental disorders could be established.[1] [2]

When needed, paracetamol can be used during pregnancy. As with any medicine for acute treatment, it should be used at the lowest effective dose, for the shortest possible time and as infrequently as possible.

Pregnant women should speak to their healthcare professional if they have questions about any medication during pregnancy.

As for all medicines, EMA and the national competent authorities in the EU will continue to monitor the safety of medicines containing paracetamol and promptly evaluate any new data as they emerge. Regulatory actions will be taken as necessary to protect public health.

Mental health affects everyone, but women often carry the heaviest burden, especially when it comes to anxiety and depression. We must 🧠 Value mental health 📣 Address determinants 💪 Strengthen support #MentalHealth matters 🔗 bit.ly/3Vr2mtR

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This Labor Day (and all other days): Thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Honor the workers who teach your children. Pay all workers a living wage.

We need to end starvation in Gaza, get hostages home, secure ceasefire that restores hope of two state solution. This can be done. For our part we’re relentlessly focused on practical aid delivery. Here’s why aid isn’t getting through, and what’s needed to save lives. ⬇️

Tom Fletcher@tomfletcherun.bsky.social · last yr.

Enough. Gaza is starving. Ceasefire now. We must save as many lives as we can – and we have a plan. My update to UN Member States on the steps necessary to stop this horror👇 t.co/VYrZUTHthP

In the last months, 'competitiveness' has been on everyone's lips. The EU to ensure that European industry delivers safe, sustainable and affordable products to consumers, which will allow the European economy to fill the growth gap with powers like the United States and China.

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Que vous soyez à la plage, à la montagne ou en train de profiter du soleil sur votre balcon, l’été est le moment parfait pour se détendre… et écouter des podcasts. 😀 🎧 Découvrez «Mon œil!», le podcast engagé de Public Eye. En vidéo ➡️ www.youtube.com/@PublicEyeSu... et en audio ➡️ peye.link/applis

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Don't miss this cross-party event on an EU Action Plan for Plant-based Foods!🌱 Inspired by Denmark’s example and the Strategic Dialogue report, it will explore how an EU Action Plan can boost sustainability and resilience in the food system 👩‍🌾🫘🥗 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1GKk...

BEUC - The Consumer Voice@beuc.eu · last yr.

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BEUC - The Consumer Voice@beuc.eu · last yr.

Our new report on consumers’ priorities for the next EU Common Agricultural Policy is out! Check out the main takeaways 👇 Read the full report: www.beuc.eu/reports/comm...