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The pregnancy category of a medication is an assessment of the risk of fetal injury due to the pharmaceutical, if it is used as directed by the mother during pregnancy. It does not include any risks conferred by pharmaceutical agents or their metabolites in breast milk. Every drug has specific information listed in its product literature.
Drugs taken in pregnancy including over-the counter-medications, prescription medications, nutritional supplements, recreational drugs, and illicit drugs may cause harm to the mother or the unborn child. Non-essential drugs and medications should be avoided while pregnant. Tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and illicit drug use while pregnant may be ...
Tafamidis was approved by the European Medicines Agency in November 2011, to delay peripheral nerve impairment in adults with transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis. [9] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected the application for marketing approval in 2012, on the basis that the clinical trial did not show efficacy based on a ...
The list includes medications that have a high risk for harm if administered incorrectly. [22] During pregnancy, increased uterine motility has led to decreased heart rate, cardiac arrhythmia, seizures, brain damage, and death in the fetus or neonate. [14] Use is linked to an increased risk of postpartum depression in the mother. [23]
Tofacitinib was initially not approved by European regulatory agencies because of concerns over efficacy and safety, [23] although by 2018, the European Commission had approved it. [24] Animal studies with tofacitinib conducted prior to human trials showed some carcinogenesis , mutagenesis , and impairment of fertility .
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the British government [1] to assess the competence of organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services. It evaluates these conformity assessment bodies and then accredits them where they are found to meet ...
The medications is approved in the form of oil-filled capsules containing micronized progesterone for oral administration, termed oral micronized progesterone or OMP. [157] It is also available in the form of vaginal or rectal suppositories or pessaries , topical creams and gels, [ 158 ] oil solutions for intramuscular injection , and aqueous ...
Misoprostol is approved for medical abortion regimens when administered at the office, but clinicians often give abortion patients the drug to be taken at home. [15] Modafinil is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant medication used to treat sleepiness due to narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea. It is often ...