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CATEGORY- A: -
Controlled studies in humans have demonstrated no fetal risks.

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CATEGORY-B: -

Animal studies indicate no fetal risks, but there are no human studies, or adverse effects have been demonstrated in animals, but not in well-controlled human studies.

 

Antimicrobial agents
Amphotericin  Azithromycin  Cephalosporins  Didanosine Erythromycin  Metronidazole  Nitrofurantoin  Nystatin  Penicillins  Rifabutin  Sulfonamides  Amantadine
Antituberculous drugs
Rifampicin  Isoniazid  Ethambutol
Analgesics
Codeine  Propoxyphene
Anaesthetic agents:
Thiopental    Succinylcholine    Nitrous oxide Procaine
Cardiovascular drugs.
Heparin (low mol. wt.)
Local anaesthetic antiarrythmics
Urokinase
Drugs used in asthma:
Epinephrine  Terbutaline  Theophylline salts
Cromolyn Sodium   Salbutamol

Selective Serotonin Receptor uptake Inhibitors:
Fluoxetine  Paroxetine  Sertraline
Antipsychotics:
Clozapine
Anti-emetic drugs in pregnancy:
Antihistaminics:
Cyclizine
Meclizine
Metoclopromide
Ondanstron
Immunosuppressant drugs:
Croticosteroids

 

CATEGORY-C: -

There are no adequate studies, either animal or human; or there are adverse fetal effects in animal studies but no available human data.

 

Antimicrobial agents
Acyclovir
Alpha-interferon
Aminoglycosides
Choloroquine
Clindamycin
Fluconazole
Fluoroquinolones
Ganciclovir
Imipenum
Ketaconazole
Mebendazole
Pyrantel Pamoate
Pyrimethamine
Ribavirin
Spiramycin
Stavudine
Trimethoprim
Vancomycin
Vancomycin Zidovudine and zalcitabine

 

Analgesics
Aspirin
Acetaminophen
Ibuprofen
Naproxen
Indomethacin

 

Anaesthetic agents:
Bupivacaine
Halothane
Ketamine
Lidocaine


Hormones:-
Oral contraceptives Gonadotropin- releasing hormone Agonists

 

Cardiovascular drugs.
ACE inhibitors
Adenosine
B-blockers
Bretylium
Calcium antagonists
Digoxin
Disopyamide
Furosemide
Heparin (conventional)
Methyl-dopa
Quinidine
Streptokinase
Hydralazine
Clonidine
Acetazolamide
Spironolactone
Sodium nitroprusside

 

Drugs used in asthma:
Corticosteroids
Chlorpheniramine
Metaproterenol


Tricyclic Antidepressants:
Desipramine
Doxepin
Phenobarbital
Ethosuximide
Methsuximide

 

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors:
Isocarboxacid
Phenelzine
Tranyl cypromine
Antipsychotics:
Chlorpromazine
Thioridazine
Mesoridazine
Loxapine
Molindone
Perphenazine
Thiothixene
Trifluperazine
Haloperidol
Fluphenazine


Benzodiazepines:
Clorazepam
Lorazepam
Oxazepam

 

Anti-emetic drugs in pregnancy:
Promethazine
Phenothiazines
Chlorpromazine
Prochlorperazine

 

 
     

 
     

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