The issue relates to a medicinal product, designed to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder, manufactured by the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi. A charge has been made by reporters in France that ...

(Reuters Health) - Pregnant women on antipsychotic drugs can continue taking most of those medications without worrying the pills will increase the risk of their newborns having birth defects, a new ...

However, the most widely prescribed is valproate, which can cause birth defects and neurodevelopmental problems in babies if taken by mothers during pregnancy. These can include spina bifida, cleft ...

One of the first studies of its kind finds that inadvertent exposure during early pregnancy to glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) is not associated with major birth defects or ...

August 24, 2010 — Exposure to acyclovir or valacyclovir in the first trimester of pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk for major birth defects, according to the results of a large, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A study in nearly 70,000 pregnant women has found no link between migraine drugs called triptans and the risk of birth defects. However, the researchers did find a "slight ...

Two new studies offer reassurance that using the diabetes drug metformin before and during pregnancy is not linked to birth defects. The latest findings, which apply to men planning to conceive with ...

The introduction of a stricter approval process for prescribing an anti-seizure drug that can cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy has been effective at reducing the number of prescriptions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers found no higher miscarriage or birth defect rates for women taking drugs like Ozempic, but doctors urge caution during ...

A drug commonly used to prevent epileptic seizures may cause severe birth defects when taken by pregnant women, according to a study led by Harvard Medical School Professor of Pediatrics Lewis B.

The Online Master of Science (MS) in Regulatory Science program at the University Of Maryland School of Pharmacy provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to drug and ...

A new, reassuring study finds that men can take the diabetes drug metformin without worrying that their offspring will suffer from birth defects. Recent research raised concerns that metformin could ...