What will happen if a patient becomes pregnant while taking acamprosate?
Patients with the biological potential to have a child should be using an effective method of birth control while taking acamprostate. However, if they miss a menstrual period, they should report this to their medical clinician at once and take a pregnancy test. If a patient becomes pregnant, she will discontinue the medication. The medical clinician should continue to ask after her health throughout her pregnancy as well as the health of her baby after delivery. Even though acamprosate should not be used during pregnancy, animal studies have not shown any ill effects on either the course of pregnancy or on the offspring, nor is there any evidence from animal studies that acamprosate causes birth defects.
