Question 160 · LEK · Pharmacotherapy in obstetrics

A patient at 26th week of the gestation was injured in a traffic accident and subsequently was treated surgically and received 2 medications of the category B in the FDA classification. The category B denotes:

A. medications with the documented risk of fetal abnormalities.
B. medications with the documented risk of fetal abnormalities, but benefits from their use justify their application.
C. medications that showed adverse effect on the fetus in animal reproduction studies and there are no adequate studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant the use of the drug in pregnant women despite a potential risk.
D. medications that are relatively safe in pregnancy, with no teratogenic effects observed in animal studies, but there are no adequate studies in humans.
E. medications that did not show teratogenic effects in the studies in pregnant women.

Hint

Recall the A-B-C-D-X scale: one category means reassuring animal data without adequate human studies.

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A patient at 26th week of the gestation was injured in a traffic accident and subsequently was treated surgically and received 2 medications of the category B in the FDA classification. The category B denotes:

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