Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Safety of Drugs in Pregnant Women Examined in New Study

Boston University’s School of Medicine is involved in an ongoing national study to help better understand which medications are safe for women to take during pregnancy and which medicines might harm an unborn child.

Most drugs on the market are not tested on pregnant women, as many studies designed to test the safety of these medications on pregnant women are deemed unethical.

Dr. Tara Dumont, a clinician with Boston Medical College’s Women’s Health Group, said that this lack of knowledge requires doctors and pregnant women to make judgment calls regarding the use of certain medications during pregnancy without adequate information or research.

“There’s so much that’s unknown,” said Dr. Dumont.

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