Tuesday September 21, 1999 - Question 4

Dr. Smith calls and asks about the safety of Drug X in pregnancy.  Which statement is correct?

A. The trimester of the pregnancy is not a consideration when deciding if a medication is a potential problem.

B. The trimester of the pregnancy is a consideration when deciding if a medication is a potential problem.

C. The caller should only be told the FDA approved pregnancy risk category which can be found in the PDR.

D. The indication for use is not important since the patient’s physician is calling.

E. It is not important to know if any other medications are also being because the physician would ask if she wanted to know.
 

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