Introduction
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Use-in-Pregnancy rating system weighs the degree to which available information has ruled out risk to the fetus against the drug's potential benefit to the patient. The following is a list of drugs (by generic name) for which ratings are available.
X: Contraindication In Pregnancy
Studies in animals or humans or investigational or postmarketing reports have demonstrated fetal risk, which clearly outweighs any possible benefit to the patient.
Acetohydroxamic acid
Acitretin
Ambrisentan
Amlodipine besylate-atorvastatin calcium
Anisindione
Atorvastatin calcium
Bexarotene
Bicalutamide
Bosentan
Cetrorelix acetate
Clomiphene citrate
Desogestrel-ethinyl estradiol
Diclofenac sodium-misoprostol
Dihydroergotamine mesylate
Dutasteride
Estazolam
Estradiol
Estradiol acetate
Estradiol cypionate-medroxyprogesterone acetate
Estradiol-levonorgestrel
Estradiol-norethindrone acetate
Estradiol valerate
Estrogens (conjugated)
Estrogens (conjugated)-medroxyprogesterone acetate
Estrogens (conjugated, synthetic A)
Estrogens (esterified)
Estrogens (esterified)-methyltestosterone
Estropipate
Ethinyl estradiol-drospirenone
Ethinyl estradiol-ethynodiol diacetate
Ethinyl estradiol-etonogestrel
Ethinyl estradiol-ferrous fumarate-norethindrone acetate
Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel
Ethinyl estradiol-norelgestromin
Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone
Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone acetate
Ethinyl estradiol-norgestimate
Ethinyl estradiol-norgestrel
Ezetimibe-simvastatin
Finasteride
Fluorouracil
Fluoxymesterone
Flurazepam hydrochloride
Fluvastatin sodium
Follitropin alfa
Follitropin beta
Ganirelix acetate
Goserelin acetate
Histrelin acetate
Hydromorphone hydrochloride
Interferon alfa-2B (recombinant)-ribavirin
Iodine I 131 tositumomab-tositumomab
Isotretinoin
Leflunomide
Leuprolide acetate
Levonorgestrel
Lovastatin
Lovastatin-niacin
Medroxyprogesterone acetate
Megestrol acetate
Menotropins
Mequinol-tretinoin
Mestranol-norethindrone
Methotrexate sodium
Methyltestosterone
Miglustat
Misoprostol
Nafarelin acetate
Niacin-simvastatin
Norethindrone
Norethindrone acetate
Norgestrel
Oxandrolone
Oxymetholone
Plicamycin
Pravastatin sodium
Pravastatin sodium-aspirin (buffered)
Raloxifene hydrochloride
Ribavirin
Rosuvastatin calcium
Simvastatin
Tazarotene
Testosterone
Testosterone enanthate
Thalidomide
Tositumomab
Triptorelin pamoate
Warfarin sodium
D: Positive Evidence of Risk
Investigational or postmarketing data show risk to the fetus. Nevertheless, potential benefits may outweigh the potential risk.
Aliskiren*
Aliskiren-hydrochlorothiazide
Alitretinoin
Alprazolam
Altretamine
Amiodarone hydrochloride
Amlodipine besylate-benazepril hydrochloride
Amlodipine besylate-olmesartan medoxomil
Amlodipine besylate-valsartan*
Anastrozole
Arsenic trioxide
Aspirin (buffered)-pravastatin sodium
Aspirin-dipyridamole
Atenolol
Azacitidine
Azathioprine
Azathioprine sodium
Benazepril hydrochloride*
Benazepril hydrochloride-hydrochlorothiazide*
Bendamustine hydrochloride
Bortezomib
Busulfan
Candesartan cilexetil*
Candesartan cilexetil-hydrochlorothiazide*
Capecitabine
Captopril*
Carbamazepine
Carboplatin
Carmustine (BiCNU)
Chlorambucil
Cladribine
Clofarabine
Clonazepam
Cytarabine liposome
Dactinomycin
Dasatinib
Daunorubicin citrate liposome
Daunorubicin hydrochloride
Demeclocycline hydrochloride
Dexrazoxane
Dexrazoxane hydrochloride
Diazepam
Divalproex sodium
Docetaxel
Doxorubicin hydrochloride
Doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome
Doxycycline
Doxycycline calcium
Doxycycline hyclate
Doxycycline monohydrate
Efavirenz
Enalapril maleate*
Enalapril maleate-hydrochlorothiazide*
Epirubicin hydrochloride
Eprosartan mesylate
Erlotinib
Exemestane
Floxuridine
Fludarabine phosphate
Flutamide
Fosinopril sodium*
Fosinopril sodium-hydrochlorothiazide*
Fosphenytoin sodium
Fulvestrant
Gefitinib
Gemcitabine hydrochloride
Gemtuzumab ozogamicin
Genistein-zinc chelazome-cholecalciferol
Goserelin acetate
Ibritumomab tiuxetan
Idarubicin hydrochloride
Ifosfamide
Imatinib mesylate
Irbesartan*
Irbesartan-hydrochlorothiazide*
Irinotecan hydrochloride
Ixabepilone
Letrozole
Lisinopril*
Lisinopril-hydrochlorothiazide*
Lithium carbonate
Losartan potassium*
Losartan potassium-hydrochlorothiazide*
Mechlorethamine hydrochloride
Melphalan
Melphalan hydrochloride
Mephobarbital
Mercaptopurine
Methimazole
Midazolam hydrochloride
Minocycline hydrochloride
Mitoxantrone hydrochloride
Moexipril hydrochloride*
Moexipril hydrochloride-hydrochlorothiazide*
Mycophenolate mofetil
Mycophenolic acid
Nelarabine
*Category C or D depending on the trimester the drug is given.
Neomycin sulfate-polymyxin B sulfate
Nicotine
Nilotinib
Nilotinib hydrochloride monohydrate
Olmesartan medoxomil
Oxaliplatin
Pamidronate disodium
Paroxetine hydrochloride
Paroxetine mesylate
Pemetrexed
Penicillamine
Pentobarbital sodium
Pentostatin
Perindopril erbumine*
Phenytoin
Procarbazine hydrochloride
Quinapril hydrochloride*
Quinapril hydrochloride-hydrochlorothiazide*
Ramipril*
Sorafenib
Streptomycin sulfate
Sunitinib
Tamoxifen citrate
Telmisartan
Telmisartan-hydrochlorothiazide
Temozolomide
Temsirolimus
Thioguanine
Tigecycline
Tobramycin
Topotecan hydrochloride
Toremifene citrate
Trandolapril*
Trandolapril-verapamil hydrochloride*
Tretinoin
Valproate sodium
Valproic acid
Valsartan*
Valsartan-hydrochlorothiazide*
Vinorelbine tartrate
Voriconazole
Zoledronic acid
C: Risk Cannot Be Ruled Out
Human studies are lacking, and animal studies are either positive for risk or lacking as well. However, potential benefits may outweigh the potential risk.
Abacavir sulfate
Abacavir sulfate-lamivudine
Abacavir sulfate-lamivudine-zidovudine
Abciximab
Acamprosate calcium
Acetaminophen
Acetaminophen-butalbital-caffeine
Acetaminophen-caffeine-chlorpheniramine maleate-hydrocodone bitartrate-phenylephrine hydrochloride
Acetazolamide
Acetazolamide sodium
Acyclovir
Adapalene
Adefovir dipivoxil
Adenosine
Alatrofloxacin mesylate
Albendazole
Albumin (human)
Albuterol
Albuterol sulfate
Albuterol sulfate-ipratropium bromide
Alclometasone dipropionate
Aldesleukin
Alemtuzumab
Alendronate sodium
Alendronate sodium-cholecalciferol
Aliskiren*
Allopurinol sodium
Almotriptan malate
Alpha1-proteinase inhibitor (human)
Alprostadil
Alteplase
Amantadine hydrochloride
Amifostine
Aminocaproic acid
Aminohippurate sodium
Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride
Aminosalicylic acid
Amlodipine besylate
Amlodipine besylate-benazepril hydrochloride
Amlodipine besylate-olmesartan medoxomil*
Amlodipine besylate-valsartan*
Amoxicillin-clarithromycin-lansoprazole
Amphetamine aspartate-amphetamine sulfate-dextroamphetamine saccharate-dextroamphetamine sulfate
Amprenavir
Anagrelide hydrochloride
Anthralin
Antihemophilic factor (human)
Antihemophilic factor (recombinant)
Anti-inhibitor coagulant complex
Antithymocyte globulin
Apomorphine hydrochloride
*Category C or D depending on the trimester the drug is given.
Aripiprazole
Armodafinil
Arnica montana-herbals (multiple)-sulfur
Asparaginase
Atomoxetine hydrochloride
Atovaquone
Atovaquone-proguanil hydrochloride
Atropine sulfate-benzoic acid-hyoscyamine sulfate-methenamine-methylene blue-phenyl salicylate
Atropine sulfate-hyoscyamine sulfate-scopolamine hydrobromide
Azelastine hydrochloride
Bacitracin zinc-neomycin sulfate-polymyxin B sulfate
Baclofen
BCG (live, intravesical)
Becaplermin
Beclomethasone dipropionate
Beclomethasone dipropionate monohydrate
Benazepril hydrochloride*
Benazepril hydrochloride-hydrochlorothiazide*
Bendroflumethiazide
Benzocaine
Benzonatate
Benzoyl peroxide
Benzoyl peroxide-clindamycin
Benzoyl peroxide-erythromycin
Betamethasone dipropionate
Betamethasone dipropionate-clotrimazole
Betamethasone valerate
Betaxolol hydrochloride
Bethanechol chloride
Bevacizumab
Bimatoprost
Bisacodyl-polyethylene glycol-potassium chloride-sodium bicarbonate-sodium chloride
Bisoprolol fumarate
Bisoprolol fumarate-hydrochlorothiazide
Bitolterol mesylate
Black widow spider antivenin (equine)
Botulinum toxin type A
Botulinum toxin type B
Brimonidine tartrate-timolol maleate
Brinzolamide
Brompheniramine maleate-dextromethorphan hydrobromide-phenylephrine hydrochloride
Budesonide
Bupivacaine hydrochloride
Bupivacaine hydrochloride-epinephrine bitartrate
Buprenorphine hydrochloride
Buprenorphine hydrochloride-naloxone hydrochloride
Bupropion hydrobromide
Bupropion hydrochloride
Butabarbital-hyoscyamine hydrobromide-phenazopyridine hydrochloride
Butalbital-acetaminophen
Butenafine hydrochloride
Butoconazole nitrate
Butorphanol tartrate
Caffeine citrate
Calcipotriene
Calcitonin-salmon
Calcitriol
Calcium acetate
Candesartan cilexetil*
Candesartan cilexetil-hydrochlorothiazide*
Capreomycin sulfate
Captopril*
Carbetapentane tannate-chlorpheniramine tannate
Carbetapentane tannate-chlorpheniramine tannate-ephedrine tannate-phenylephrine tannate
Carbidopa-entacapone-levodopa
Carbidopa-levodopa
Carbinoxamine maleate-dextromethorphan hydrobromide-pseudoephedrine hydrochloride
Carteolol hydrochloride
Carvedilol
Caspofungin acetate
Celecoxib
Cetirizine hydrochloride
Cetuximab
Cevimeline hydrochloride
Chloramphenicol
Chloroprocaine hydrochloride
Chlorothiazide
Chlorothiazide sodium
Chlorpheniramine maleate-methscopolamine nitrate-phenylephrine hydrochloride
Chlorpheniramine maleate-pseudoephedrine hydrochloride
Chlorpheniramine polistirex-hydrocodone polistirex
Chlorpheniramine tannate-phenylephrine tannate
Chlorpropamide
Chlorthalidone-clonidine hydrochloride
Choline magnesium trisalicylate
Ciclesonide
Cidofovir
Cilostazol
Cinacalcet hydrochloride
Ciprofloxacin-dexamethasone
*Category C or D depending on the trimester the drug is given.
Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride
Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride-hydrocortisone
Citalopram hydrobromide
Clarithromycin
Clobetasol propionate
Clonidine
Clonidine hydrochloride
Codeine phosphate-acetaminophen
Colistimethate sodium
Colistin sulfate-hydrocortisone acetate-neomycin sulfate-thonzonium bromide
Corticorelin ovine triflutate
Cyanocobalamin
Cycloserine
Cyclosporine
Cytomegalovirus immune globulin
Dacarbazine
Daclizumab
Dantrolene sodium
Dapsone
Darbepoetin alfa
Darifenacin
Deferoxamine mesylate
Delavirdine mesylate
Denileukin diftitox
Desloratadine
Desloratadine-pseudoephedrine sulfate
Desoximetasone
Desvenlafaxine
Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone sodium phosphate
Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride
Dexrazoxane
Dextroamphetamine sulfate
Diazoxide
Dichlorphenamide
Diclofenac epolamine
Diclofenac potassium
Diclofenac sodium
Diflorasone diacetate
Diflunisal
Digoxin
Digoxin immune Fab (ovine)
Diltiazem hydrochloride
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Dinoprostone
Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (adsorbed)
Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (adsorbed)-hepatitis B Vaccine, (recombinant)-poliovirus vaccine (inactivated)
Dirithromycin
Dofetilide
Donepezil hydrochloride
Dorzolamide hydrochloride
Dorzolamide hydrochloride-timolol maleate
Doxazosin mesylate
Dronabinol
Drotrecogin alfa (activated)
Duloxetine hydrochloride
Echothiophate iodide
Econazole nitrate
Efalizumab
Eflornithine hydrochloride
Eletriptan hydrobromide
Enalapril maleate*
Enalapril maleate-felodipine*
Enalapril maleate-hydrochlorothiazide*
Entacapone
Entecavir
Epinastine hydrochloride
Epinephrine
Epoetin alfa
Eprosartan mesylate
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate-sulfisoxazole acetyl
Escitalopram oxalate
Eszopiclone
Ethionamide
Ethotoin
Etidronate disodium
Exenatide
Ezetimibe
Factor IX complex
Felodipine
Fenofibrate
Fentanyl
Fentanyl citrate
Fentanyl hydrochloride
Ferrous fumarate-folic acid-intrinsic factor concentrate-liver preparations-vitamin B12-vitamin C-vitamins with iron
Fexofenadine hydrochloride
Fexofenadine hydrochloride-pseudoephedrine hydrochloride
Filgrastim
Flecainide acetate
Fluconazole
Flucytosine
Fludrocortisone acetate
Flumazenil
Flunisolide
Fluocinolone acetonide
*Category C or D depending on the trimester the drug is given.
Fluocinolone acetonide-hydroquinone-tretinoin
Fluocinonide
Fluorometholone
Fluorometholone-sulfacetamide sodium
Fluoxetine hydrochloride
Fluoxetine hydrochloride-olanzapine
Flurandrenolide
Flurbiprofen sodium
Fluticasone furoate
Fluticasone propionate
Fluticasone propionate HFA
Fluticasone propionate-salmeterol xinafoate
Fluvoxamine maleate
Fomivirsen sodium
Formoterol fumarate
Fosamprenavir calcium
Foscarnet sodium*
Fosinopril sodium*
Fosinopril sodium-hydrochlorothiazide*
Frovatriptan succinate
Furosemide
Gabapentin
Gallium nitrate
Ganciclovir
Ganciclovir sodium
Gatifloxacin
Gemfibrozil
Gemifloxacin mesylate
Gentamicin sulfate
Gentamicin sulfate-prednisolone acetate
Glimepiride
Glimepiride-rosiglitazone maleate
Glipizide
Glipizide-metformin hydrochloride
Globulin, immune (human)
Globulin, immune (human)-Rho (D) immune globulin (human)
Glyburide
Gramicidin-neomycin sulfate-polymyxin B sulfate
Guaifenesin-hydrocodone bitartrate
Haemophilus B conjugate vaccine
Haemophilus B conjugate vaccine-hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant)
Halobetasol propionate
Haloperidol decanoate
Hemin
Heparin sodium
Hepatitis A vaccine (inactivated)
Hepatitis A vaccine (inactivated)-hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant)
Hepatitis B immune globulin (human)
Hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant)
Homatropine methylbromide-hydrocodone bitartrate
Homeopathic formulations
Hydralazine hydrochloride-isosorbide dinitrate
Hydrochlorothiazide
Hydrocodone bitartrate
Hydrocodone bitartrate-acetaminophen
Hydrocodone bitartrate-ibuprofen
Hydrocortisone
Hydrocortisone acetate
Hydrocortisone acetate-neomycin sulfate-polymyxin B sulfate
Hydrocortisone acetate-pramoxine hydrochloride
Hydrocortisone butyrate
Hydrocortisone-neomycin sulfate-polymyxin B sulfate
Hydrocortisone probutate
Hydromorphone hydrochloride
Hydroquinone
Hyoscyamine sulfate
Ibandronate sodium
Ibutilide fumarate
Iloprost
Imiglucerase
Imipenem-cilastatin
Imiquimod
Immune globulin intravenous (human)
Indinavir sulfate
Indocyanine green
Influenza virus vaccine
Insulin aspart
Insulin aspart protamine (human)-insulin aspart (human)
Insulin glargine
Insulin glulisine
Interferon alfa-2B (recombinant)
Interferon alfacon-1
Interferon alfa-N3 (human leukocyte derived)
Interferon beta-1A
Interferon beta-1B
Interferon gamma-1B
Iodoquinol-hydrocortisone
Irbesartan*
Irbesartan-hydrochlorothiazide*
Iron dextran
Isoniazid-pyrazinamide-rifampin
Isosorbide mononitrate
Isradipine
Itraconazole
Ivermectin
*Category C or D depending on the trimester the drug is given.
Ketoconazole
Ketorolac tromethamine
Ketotifen fumarate
Labetalol hydrochloride
Lamivudine
Lamivudine-zidovudine
Lamotrigine
Lanreotide acetate
Lanthanum carbonate
Latanoprost
Levalbuterol hydrochloride
Levalbuterol tartrate
Levamisole hydrochloride
Levetiracetam
Levobunolol hydrochloride
Levofloxacin
Linezolid
Lisdexamfetamine
Lisinopril*
Lisinopril-hydrochlorothiazide*
Lomefloxacin
Lopinavir-ritonavir
Losartan potassium*
Losartan potassium-hydrochlorothiazide*
Loteprednol etabonate
Lubiprostone
Mafenide acetate
Magnesium salicylate tetrahydrate
Measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine (live)
Measles virus vaccine (live)
Mebendazole
Mecamylamine hydrochloride
Mecasermin [rDNA origin]
Medrysone
Mefenamic acid
Mefloquine hydrochloride
Meloxicam
Meningococcal polysaccharide diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine
Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine
Meperidine hydrochloride
Mepivacaine hydrochloride
Metaproterenol sulfate
Metaraminol bitartrate
Metformin hydrochloride-pioglitazone hydrochloride
Metformin hydrochloride-repaglinide
Metformin hydrochloride-rosiglitazone maleate
Methamphetamine hydrochloride
Methazolamide
Methenamine mandelate-sodium acid phosphate
Methocarbamol
Methoxsalen
Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta
Methscopolamine nitrate-pseudoephedrine hydrochloride
Methyldopa-chlorothiazide
Methyldopa-hydrochlorothiazide
Methylphenidate hydrochloride
Metipranolol
Metoprolol succinate
Metoprolol tartrate
Metoprolol tartrate-hydrochlorothiazide
Metyrosine
Mexiletine hydrochloride
Micafungin sodium
Midodrine hydrochloride
Mivacurium chloride
Modafinil
Moexipril hydrochloride*
Moexipril hydrochloride-hydrochlorothiazide*
Mometasone furoate
Mometasone furoate monohydrate
Morphine sulfate
Morphine sulfate, liposomal
Moxifloxacin hydrochloride
Mumps virus vaccine (live)
Muromonab-CD3
Mycophenolate mofetil
Mycophenolate mofetil hydrochloride
Mycophenolic acid
Nabumetone
Nadolol
Nadolol-bendroflumethiazide
Naloxone hydrochloride-pentazocine hydrochloride
Naltrexone hydrochloride
Naphazoline hydrochloride
Naproxen
Naproxen sodium
Naratriptan hydrochloride
Natamycin
Nateglinide
Nebivolol
Nefazodone hydrochloride
Neomycin sulfate-dexamethasone sodium phosphate
Neomycin sulfate-polymyxin B sulfate-prednisolone acetate
Nesiritide
Nevirapine
Niacin
Nicardipine hydrochloride
*Category C or D depending on the trimester the drug is given.
Nifedipine
Nilutamide
Nimodipine
Nisoldipine
Nitroglycerin
Norfloxacin
Ofloxacin
Olanzapine
Olmesartan medoxomil-hydrochlorothiazide
Olopatadine hydrochloride
Olsalazine sodium
Omega-3-acid ethyl esters
Omeprazole
Oprelvekin
Orphenadrine citrate
Oseltamivir phosphate
Oxcarbazepine
Oxycodone hydrochloride-acetaminophen
Oxycodone hydrochloride-ibuprofen
Oxymorphone hydrochloride
Palifermin
Paliperidone
Palivizumab
Pancrelipase
Paricalcitol
Paroxetine hydrochloride
Paroxetine mesylate
PEG-3350-potassium chloride-sodium bicarbonate-sodium chloride
Pegademase bovine
Pegaspargase
Pegfilgrastim
Peginterferon alfa-2A
Peginterferon alfa-2B
Pemirolast potassium
Pentazocine hydrochloride-acetaminophen
Pentoxifylline
Perindopril erbumine*
Phenoxybenzamine hydrochloride
Phentermine hydrochloride
Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Pimecrolimus
Pimozide
Pioglitazone hydrochloride
Pirbuterol acetate
Piroxicam
Plasma fractions (human)-rabies immune globulin (human)
Plasma protein fraction (human)
Pneumococcal vaccine (diphtheria conjugate)
Pneumococcal vaccine (polyvalent)
Podofilox
Polyethylene glycol
Polyethylene glycol-potassium chloride-sodium bicarbonate-sodium chloride
Polyethylene glycol-potassium chloride-sodium bicarbonate-sodium chloride-sodium sulfate
Polymyxin B sulfate-trimethoprim sulfate
Polythiazide-prazosin hydrochloride
Porfimer sodium
Potassium acid phosphate
Potassium chloride
Potassium citrate
Potassium phosphate-sodium phosphate
Pralidoxime chloride
Pramipexole dihydrochloride
Pramlintide acetate
Pramoxine hydrochloride-hydrocortisone acetate
Prazosin hydrochloride
Prednisolone acetate
Prednisolone acetate-sulfacetamide sodium
Prednisolone sodium phosphate
Pregabalin
Promethazine hydrochloride
Propafenone hydrochloride
Proparacaine hydrochloride
Propranolol hydrochloride
Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride
Pyrimethamine
Quetiapine fumarate
Quinapril hydrochloride*
Quinidine sulfate
Rabies vaccine
Raltegravir potassium
Ramelteon
Ramipril*
Ranolazine
Rasburicase
Remifentanil hydrochloride
Repaglinide
Reteplase
Rho (D) immune globulin (human)
Rifampin
Rifapentine
Rifaximin
Riluzole
Rimantadine hydrochloride
Risedronate sodium
Risedronate sodium-calcium carbonate
Risperidone
Rituximab
Rizatriptan benzoate
Rocuronium bromide
Rofecoxib
*Category C or D depending on the trimester the drug is given.
Romiplostim
Ropinirole hydrochloride
Rosiglitazone maleate
Rotigotine
Rubella virus vaccine (live)
Salmeterol xinafoate
Sapropterin dihydrochloride
Sargramostim
Scopolamine
Selegiline hydrochloride
Selenium sulfide
Sertaconazole nitrate
Sertraline hydrochloride
Sevelamer carbonate
Sevelamer hydrochloride
Sibutramine hydrochloride monohydrate
Sirolimus
Sodium benzoate-sodium phenylacetate
Sodium phenylbutyrate
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate
Sodium sulfacetamide-sulfur
Solifenacin succinate
Somatropin
Somatropin (rDNA origin)
Stavudine
Streptokinase
Succimer
Sulfacetamide sodium
Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim
Sulfanilamide
Sumatriptan
Sumatriptan succinate
Tacrine hydrochloride
Tacrolimus
Telithromycin
Telmisartan*
Telmisartan-hydrochlorothiazide*
Tenecteplase
Terazosin hydrochloride
Teriparatide
Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (adsorbed)
Tetanus immune globulin (human)
Theophylline
Theophylline anhydrous
Thiabendazole
Thrombin
Thyrotropin alfa
Tiagabine hydrochloride
Tiludronate disodium
Timolol hemihydrate
Timolol maleate
Timolol maleate-hydrochlorothiazide
Tinidazole
Tiotropium bromide
Tipranavir
Tizanidine hydrochloride
Tobramycin-dexamethasone
Tobramycin-loteprednol etabonate
Tolcapone
Tolterodine tartrate
Topiramate
Tramadol hydrochloride
Tramadol hydrochloride-acetaminophen
Trandolapril*
Trandolapril-verapamil hydrochloride*
Travoprost
Tretinoin
Triamcinolone acetonide
Triamterene
Triamterene-hydrochlorothiazide
Trientine hydrochloride
Triethanolamine polypeptide oleate-condensate
Trifluridine
Trimethoprim hydrochloride
Trimipramine maleate
Tropicamide-hydroxyamphetamine hydrobromide
Trospium chloride
Trovafloxacin mesylate
Tuberculin purified protein derivative (diluted)
Typhoid vaccine (live) oral Ty21a
Unoprostone isopropyl
Urea
Valdecoxib
Valganciclovir hydrochloride
Valsartan*
Valsartan-hydrochlorothiazide*
Varenicline tartrate
Varicella virus vaccine (live)
Venlafaxine hydrochloride
Verapamil hydrochloride
Verteporfin
Vitamin K1
Yellow fever vaccine
Zalcitabine
Zaleplon
Zanamivir
Zidovudine
Ziprasidone mesylate
Zolmitriptan
Zolpidem tartrate
Zonisamide
*Category C or D depending on the trimester the drug is given.
B: No Evidence of Risk in Humans
Animal findings show risk whereas human findings do not, or, if no adequate human studies have been done, animal findings are negative.
Acarbose
Acrivastine
Acyclovir
Acyclovir sodium
Adalimumab
Agalsidase beta
Alefacept
Alfuzosin hydrochloride
Alosetron hydrochloride
Alvimopan
Amiloride hydrochloride
Amiloride hydrochloride-hydrochlorothiazide
Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium
Amphotericin B
Amphotericin B-cholesteryl sulfate complex
Amphotericin B lipid complex
Amphotericin B (liposomal)
Ampicillin sodium-sulbactam sodium
Anakinra
Antithrombin III
Aprepitant
Aprotinin
Argatroban
Arginine hydrochloride
Atazanavir sulfate
Azelaic acid
Azithromycin
Azithromycin dihydrate
Aztreonam
Balsalazide disodium
Basiliximab
Bivalirudin
Brimonidine tartrate
Budesonide
Bupropion hydrochloride
Cabergoline
Carbenicillin indanyl sodium
Cefaclor
Cefazolin sodium
Cefdinir
Cefditoren pivoxil
Cefepime hydrochloride
Cefixime
Cefoperazone sodium
Cefotaxime sodium
Cefotetan disodium
Cefoxitin sodium
Cefpodoxime proxetil
Cefprozil
Ceftazidime sodium
Ceftibuten dihydrate
Ceftizoxime sodium
Ceftriaxone sodium
Cefuroxime
Cefuroxime axetil
Cephalexin
Certolizumab pegol
Cetirizine hydrochloride
Ciclopirox
Ciclopirox olamine
Cimetidine
Cimetidine hydrochloride
Cisatracurium besylate
Clindamycin hydrochloride-clindamycin phosphate
Clindamycin palmitate hydrochloride
Clindamycin phosphate
Clopidogrel bisulfate
Clotrimazole
Clozapine
Colesevelam hydrochloride
Cromolyn sodium
Cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride
Cyproheptadine hydrochloride
Dalfopristin-quinupristin
Dalteparin sodium
Dapiprazole hydrochloride
Daptomycin
Desflurane
Desmopressin acetate
Dicyclomine hydrochloride
Didanosine
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride
Dipivefrin hydrochloride
Dipyridamole
Dolasetron mesylate
Doripenem
Dornase alfa
Doxapram hydrochloride
Doxepin hydrochloride
Doxercalciferol
Edetate calcium disodium
Emtricitabine
Emtricitabine-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Enfuvirtide
Enoxaparin sodium
Eplerenone
Epoprostenol sodium
Ertapenem
Erythromycin
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate
Erythromycin stearate
Esomeprazole magnesium
Esomeprazole sodium
Etanercept
Ethacrynate sodium
Ethacrynic acid
Etravirine
Famciclovir
Famotidine
Fenoldopam mesylate
Fondaparinux sodium
Galantamine hydrobromide
Glatiramer acetate
Glucagon
Glyburide-metformin hydrochloride
Granisetron hydrochloride
Hydrochlorothiazide
Ibuprofen
Indapamide
Infliximab
Insulin aspart
Insulin lispro (human)
Insulin lispro protamine (human)-insulin lispro
(human)
Ipratropium bromide
Iron sucrose
Isosorbide mononitrate
Lactulose
Lansoprazole
Lansoprazole-naproxen
Laronidase
Lepirudin
Levocarnitine
Levocetirizine dihydrochloride
Lidocaine
Lidocaine hydrochloride
Lidocaine-prilocaine
Lindane
Loperamide hydrochloride
Loracarbef
Loratadine
Malathion
Maraviroc
Meclizine hydrochloride
Memantine hydrochloride
Meropenem
Mesalamine
Metformin hydrochloride
Metformin hydrochloride-sitagliptin phosphate
Methohexital sodium
Methyldopa
Methylnaltrexone bromide
Metolazone
Metronidazole
Miglitol
Montelukast sodium
Mupirocin
Mupirocin calcium
Naftifine hydrochloride
Nalbuphine hydrochloride
Nalmefene hydrochloride
Naloxone hydrochloride
Naproxen sodium
Nedocromil sodium
Nelfinavir mesylate
Nitazoxanide
Nitrofurantoin macrocrystals
Nitrofurantoin macrocrystals-nitrofurantoin monohydrate
Nizatidine
Octreotide acetate
Omalizumab
Ondansetron
Ondansetron hydrochloride
Orlistat
Oxiconazole nitrate
Oxybutynin
Oxybutynin chloride
Oxycodone hydrochloride
Palonosetron hydrochloride
Pancrelipase
Pantoprazole sodium
Pegvisomant
Pemoline
Penciclovir
Penicillin G benzathine
Penicillin G benzathine-penicillin G procaine
Penicillin G potassium
Pentosan polysulfate sodium
Permethrin
Piperacillin sodium
Piperacillin sodium-tazobactam sodium
Praziquantel
Progesterone
Propofol
Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride
Pseudoephedrine sulfate
Psyllium preparations
Rabeprazole sodium
Ranitidine hydrochloride
Retapamulin
Rifabutin
Ritonavir
Rivastigmine tartrate
Ropivacaine hydrochloride
Saquinavir mesylate
Sevoflurane
Sildenafil citrate
Silver sulfadiazine
Sitagliptin phosphate
Sodium ferric gluconate
Somatropin
Sotalol hydrochloride
Sucralfate
Sulfasalazine
Tadalafil
Tamsulosin hydrochloride
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Terbinafine hydrochloride
Ticarcillin disodium-clavulanate potassium
Ticlopidine hydrochloride
Tirofiban hydrochloride
Torsemide
Trastuzumab
Treprostinil sodium
Urokinase
Ursodiol
Valacyclovir hydrochloride
Vancomycin hydrochloride
Vardenafil hydrochloride
Zafirlukast
A: No Risk Shown in Controlled Studies
Adequate, well-controlled studies in pregnant women have failed to demonstrate risk to the fetus.
Liothyronine sodium
Liotrix
Nystatin
Reference
LaGow B, ed. Drug Topics Red Book. Montvale, N.J.: Thomson Healthcare; 2009.