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The Current State of Therapeutic Drug Trials in Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Endicott S,
Haas D M
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1038/clpt.2012.81
Subject(s) - clinical pharmacology , clinical trial , medicine , pregnancy , drug , medical prescription , placebo , drug trial , pharmacology , intensive care medicine , pharmacokinetics , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , genetics
The majority of pregnant women take prescription drugs during their pregnancy. Given the multitude of physiologic changes incumbent in pregnancy, accurate clinical trial data on drugs in pregnancy are crucial. This report summarizes the 264 registered clinical trials in the past two years. With many of these drug trials being pharmacokinetic and placebo‐controlled studies, therapeutic drug trials are becoming more common. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2012); 92 2, 149–150. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2012.81