Pharmaceuticals and Pregnancy: From Testing to Labeling

• Published in: Drug information journal Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 1125 - 1133
• Main Authors: van der Laan, Jan Willem, Olejniczak, Klaus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.1999; Pergamon Press; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Clinical trials; Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment; Labeling; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous (drug allergy, mutagens, teratogens...); Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Pregnancy; Regulatory agencies; Toxicity; Pregnancy; Reproduction toxicity; Animal studies; Labeling; Classification; Pharmaceuticals; Human; Drug; Toxicity; European Union; Animal; Risk factor; Man animal extrapolation; Clinical trial; Female; Information

Classification and labeling of medicines for use during pregnancy is a subject of constant debate, particularly within regulatory agencies. This report summarizes the outcome of a discussion of a DIA workshop held in 1998 in Munich, Germany. The following issues were on the table: 1. To what extent...