teratogen
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Introduction
A drug or bioagent that causes abnormal prenatal development.
Notes
- commonly prescribed teratogens
- pregnancy test prior to prescribing teratogen for woman of child-bearing age[2]
- female adolescents prescribed teratogens receive inadequate contraception provision[3]
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Goyal MK et al. Underuse of pregnancy testing for women prescribed teratogenic medications in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med 2015 Jan 29 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25639672 <Internet> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acem.12578/abstract
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stancil SL et al. Contraceptive provision to adolescent females prescribed teratogenic medications. Pediatrics 2016 Jan; 137:1. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26676050