A female nursing student is 18 weeks pregnant while attending her pharmacology class. Which of the following facts related to fetal effects of medications will the student recognize as true? (Select all that apply.)
A. Category A drugs are known to have minimal risk to the fetus.
B. Category C drugs are known to cause severe risk to the fetus in human trials.
C. Drugs that are classified as teratogenic are not able to cross the placental barrier.
D. Category X drugs have not been studied in pregnant women.
E. Category B drugs have slight risk to the fetus; both animal and human studies have been done.
A,E
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