NAIMMCQ Pharmacotherapy Christal is eight months pregnant, and in addition to having back pain, leg cramps, insomnia, shortness of breath, and exhaustion, she is constipated. What category of laxative is commonly used for pregnant women and nursing mothers?

Christal is eight months pregnant, and in addition to having back pain, leg cramps, insomnia, shortness of breath, and exhaustion, she is constipated. What category of laxative is commonly used for pregnant women and nursing mothers?

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Christal is eight months pregnant, and in addition to having back pain, leg cramps, insomnia, shortness of breath, and exhaustion, she is constipated. What category of laxative is commonly used for pregnant women and nursing mothers?

stool softeners
saline laxatives
stimulant laxatives
cathartics

Answer: stool softeners

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Christal is eight months pregnant, and in addition to having back pain, leg cramps, insomnia, shortness of breath, and exhaustion, she is constipated. What category of laxative is commonly used for pregnant women and nursing mothers?

Christal is eight months pregnant, and in addition to having back pain, leg cramps, insomnia, shortness of breath, and exhaustion, she is constipated. What category of laxative is commonly used for pregnant women and nursing mothers?

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