Several drugs often prescribed to pregnant women are being linked to serious birth defects. The concern is with two medications. They were created to control epileptic seizures. But the drugs, ...

Ozempic's manufacturers say it is not safe to take it while trying to conceive - Oscar Wong/Moment RF Women have been warned against getting pregnant while on Ozempic, amid fears that the celebrity ...

Two new studies offer reassurance that using the diabetes drug metformin before and during pregnancy is not linked to birth defects. The latest findings, which apply to men planning to conceive with ...

Valproic acid, also known as Depakote, may boost the chance of certain defects. June 10, 2010— -- Using the antiseizure medication valproic acid (Depakote) in the first trimester of pregnancy ...

One of the first studies of its kind finds that inadvertent exposure during early pregnancy to glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) is not associated with major birth defects or ...

Many women who take prescription drugs that can cause birth defects aren t that vigilant about using birth control, according to a new study. After analyzing a large database of prescription drug ...

Under iPLEDGE, every patient must enroll in a computerized registry. WASHINGTON -- It's about to get tougher to buy the acne drug Accutane, as the government imposes a last-ditch effort to prevent ...

(Reuters Health) - Pregnant women on antipsychotic drugs can continue taking most of those medications without worrying the pills will increase the risk of their newborns having birth defects, a new ...

A new, reassuring study finds that men can take the diabetes drug metformin without worrying that their offspring will suffer from birth defects. Recent research raised concerns that metformin could ...