FDA Seeks More Data On Drug Exposure In Pregnancy, But Is Mining Insurance Records The Best Approach?
Executive Summary
The Food and Drug Administration has asked outside investigators to begin tracking pregnant women's drug exposures and birth outcomes in hopes of generating better information for the pregnancy and lactation section of drug labels, although the agency is hedging its bets on the best way to compile the data
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