A drug for which research has shown an adverse effect in animals but not in pregnant women would be categorized as Category
1. A.
2. B.
3. D.
4. C.
2
Rationale 1: Category A drugs have shown no adverse effects in women.
Rationale 2: A drug that has adverse effects in animals but not in pregnant women is a Category B drug.
Rationale 3: Category D drugs have demonstrated risk to pregnant women.
Rationale 4: Category C drugs have had either no animal studies or adverse effects in animal studies with no adequate studies in women.
Global Rationale: A drug that has adverse effects in animals but not in pregnant women is a Category B drug. Category A drugs have shown no adverse effects in women. Category D drugs have demonstrated risk to pregnant women. Category C drugs have had either no animal studies or adverse effects in animal studies with no adequate studies in women.
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