Browsing: birth defects

A drug prescribed to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder is responsible for more than 4,000 babies born with birth defects…

Pregnant mothers who are given the Tdap vaccine do not face a higher risk of having offspring with an abnormally…

The antipsychotic medication Zyprexa (olanzapine) appears to be effective in preventing the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. The trial…

The recent over-the-counter (OTC) approval of Differin Gel 0.1% (adapalene) marks the first time since the 1980s that a new…

SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), the most popular kind of antidepressants prescribed, when taken by pregnant women, increase the chance…

The FDA has issued a safety alert recommending that women who are pregnant or are seeking to get pregnant avoid…

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control found that women taking paroxetine (Paxil) during their first trimester of pregnancy more…

Between 2009 and 2011, more than 14% of pregnant women took prescribed narcotic painkillers, also known as opioids, for pain…

Accutane, a severe acne medication, has a past deeply scarred by reports, medical studies and lawsuits citing links to serious…

Thalidomide is one of the horror stories of pregnancy. A drug given to women in pregnancy and purported to be…