Autism risk rises with multiple medications taken during pregnancy

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260422/Autism-risk-rises-with-multiple-medications-taken-during-pregnancy.aspx Widely prescribed medications that disrupt cholesterol synthesis may be linked to increased autism diagnoses in children. This prompts new scrutiny of drug safety during pregnancy and the need for more cautious prescribing. A recent Molecular Psychiatry study examined the association between maternal prescription of sterol biosynthesis inhibiting medications (SBIMs) during pregnancy and the subsequent risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in offspring, utilizing a large, linked maternal-child health record database.