Teratogenic Drugs Pose Little Risk To Partners Of Male Patients, FDA Panel Says
Executive Summary
There is little to no evidence that a teratogenic drug would pass from a man to his female partner at a high enough level to endanger a fetus, the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee tells FDA.
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