Use of medicines in pregnancy and breastfeeding
This guidance signposts patients, healthcare professionals and developers of new medicines to advice and resources on medicines in pregnancy and breastfeeding and is supported by Safer Medicines in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Consortium.
Source:
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
SPS commentary:
The aim of the Safer Medicines in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Consortium is to develop a long-term programme of work to improve information provision on medicines for women who are thinking about becoming pregnant, are pregnant, or are breastfeeding.
Healthcare professionals are asked to report important inconsistencies in UK advice on use of individual or classes of medicines in pregnancy or breastfeeding to the Consortium.