Prescription medicines with potential for foetal harm: dispensing before and during pregnancy in New Zealand, 2005 –2015

ConclusionDispensing of potentially harmful medicines in pregnancy in New Zealand was low, particularly for Category X medicines. However, exposure did increase over the study timeframe. The inclusion of pregnancies that did not progress past early pregnancy better reflects population-level pregnancy exposure to potentially teratogenic medicines.
Source: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research