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During pregnancy or breastfeeding, PurPrep requires a physician’s very careful risk–benefit assessment and cautious use because iodine may enter maternal blood and milk; child thyroid monitoring may be indicated, hypothyroidism may require early thyroid-hormone treatment until normalisation, and infant oral exposure through treated maternal skin must be avoided.
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- PurPrep 8.3% w/w / 72.5% w/w cutaneous solution in single-dose containerBecton Dickinson U.K Limited · emc · SmPC §4.6 Fertility, pregnancy and lactation · Version 1Document updated
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