Pregnancy Category

  • A: considered safe in pregnancy
  • B: animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well- controlled studies in pregnant women OR animal studies have shown an adverse effect, but adequate and well- controlled studies in pregnant women have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus in any trimester
  • C: animal reproduction studies have shown adverse effect on fetus but there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans
  • D: positive evidence of human fetal risk
  • X: contraindicated in pregnancy




   
 
Table 7-10 Pregnancy Categories
 Category BCategory CCategory DCategory X
 
Pencillins
Fluoroquinolones
Aspirin (C or D)
Bexarotene
 
Erythromycin
(not estolate form)
Trimethroprim sulfamethaxozole
Azathioprine
Acitretin
 
Azelaic acid
Cyclosporine
Bleomycin
Estrogens (conjugated)
 
Cephalosporins
Acyclovir
Colchicine
Finasteride
 
Lidocaine
Fluconazole
Cyclophosphamide
5-FU
 
Etanercept
Ketoconazole
Hydroxyurea
Tazarotene
 
Alefacept
Itraconazole
Mechlorethamine
Isotretinoin
 
Infliximab
Benzoyl peroxide
Penicillamine
Methotrexate
 
Cyproheptadine
Topical tretinoin
Potassium iodide
Stanozolol
 
Cetirizine
Topical/oral steroids
Tetracycline
Thalidomide
 
Loratidine
Griseofulvin
Flutamide
 
Fexofenadine
 
Epinephrine
 
Sodium sulfacetamide
 
Spironolactone