Safety Issues: Pills During Pregnancy
The FDA classifies drugs and their effects on pregnancy into five categories. How useful are they?
Either well-conducted animal studies show no risk of birth defects, and there are no well-done human studies, or animal studies suggest an increased risk, but human studies do not
Examples: Zofran (antiemetic); amoxicillin (antibiotic)
Fact: When a drug shifts to over-the-counter status, the insert detailing study data is replaced by a generic warning
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