Category C: No adequate human or animal studies; or adverse fetal effects in animal studies, but no available human data.
The toxicity profile of this drug when administered systemically includes granulocytopenia, anemia and thrombocytopenia. The drug is in pregnancy category C
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Drugs are all rated with pregnancy categories. Pregnancy category A- Proven safe Pregnancy category B- Not proven in humans, but widely believed to be safe and still administered. It has been proven safe in animal tests. Pregnancy category C- No safety tests have been performed, safety not known Pregnancy category D- Animal tests have shown fetal deformities, but no human tests have been done Pregnancy category X- Drug has been proven to cause birth defects in humans.
These drugs are classified as category B in pregnancy
Pregnancy category is done in pharmacology. There are 5 categories. These are A, B, C, D and X. Category A means there is no possibly adverse effect of a drug on fetus. category B means there in no possible adverse effect on fetus on Laboratory Testing. category C means these is a possible adverse effect on laboratory testing animals. category D means there is a possible adverse effect on laboratory testing animals and on human fetus. And, category X means there is 95% chances of adverse effect on human fetus.
It is uncertain--discuss with your doctor. It is FDA pregnancy category C drug. Methylprednisolone can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby.
Insulin is classified as category B in pregnancy.Insulin glargine (Lantus), an insulin analog which is suitable for once-daily dosing, is classified as category C
Currently, no antidepressant medications are classified in pregnancy category B. Wellbutrin (bupropion) is the only antidepressant that was classified by the FDA in pregnancy category B, in the past. However, it has now been assigned by the FDA to category C. Fluoxetine, desipramine, phenelzine, sertraline, trazodone, nefazodone, venlafaxine, and mirtazapine by the FDA are classified in pregnancy category C. Paroxetine, amitriptyline, imipramine, and nortriptyline are classified iby the FDA in pregnancy Category D with positive evidence of human fetal risk.
Disodium hydrogen citrate is contraindicated in pregnancy. Disodium hydrate citrate is a category C which state that it is unsafe for use in pregnancy.
Pregnancy risk factor is category B (acebutolol, pindolol, sotalol) or category C (atenolol, labetalol, esmolol, metoprolol, nadolol, timolol, propranolol, penbutolol, carteolol, bisoprolol).
The drugs are classified as pregnancy category C, based on evidence of inhibition of fetal growth in rats given more than four times the normal human dose.
category C during the first trimester and category D during the second and third trimesters.