New Study Estimates Some Pregnant Women Are Prescribed Drugs Which May Be Considered Unsafe During Pregnancy
U.S. Newswire › September 08, 2004
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Nearly half of pregnant women who had received medications other than vitamins may be taking drugs that the Food and Drug Administration classifies as having no human evidence of safety for use during pregnancy or that evidence has shown can harm a developing fetus, according to a new study funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The article is published in the August 2004 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The study, the largest to date to examine the prescription drug use of women during pregnancy, was conducted by researchers at AHRQ's HMO Research Network Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics. The CERTs program is a national initiative to increase the awareness of the benefits and risks of new, existing, or combined uses of therapeutics and devices.See the full content of this document
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New Study Estimates Some Pregnant Women Are Prescribed Drugs Which May Be Considered Unsafe During Pregnancy
Researchers reviewed data from eight health maintenance organizations in diverse geographic areas. They evaluated prescription drug use by 1...
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