This article reviews current evidence, evaluates pharmacological and mechanistic safety profiles, summarizes recent cohort studies, and discusses clinical management strategies for preconception counselling and inadvertent exposure
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Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which are typically transient
Pregnant or breastfeeding women and people with certain illnesses should avoid IVs or injections unless a doctor clears them
35 Alternatively, reporting of neurochemical levels relative to a reference neurochemical in the same voxel is a common approach, as measurements are technologically uncomplicated (only a single spectrum must be collected) and no correction for partial-volume effects is required