In a recent article at ABC News, they shed light on the FDA’s proposal to change the labeling of drugs in order to provide more information on the effects on pregnant and nursing women.
This new law would require two extra categories on the drug label: pregnancy effects and lactation effects. The pregnancy category would detail the health effects of that drug on the baby, and the lactation category would give the effects on the milk produced by the mother. However, on average, a pregnant woman takes three to five medications a day, so this could interfere with their current medication schedules.
Doctors were in favor of the decision, as they would become more educated on the effects, as well as be able to help expecting mothers with their questions on the medication they are taking.
"As a pediatrician, I frequently am asked about the safety of various medications by mothers and mothers to be," said Dr. Phil Fischer, medical director at the Mayo Clinic's Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. "The new FDA rules should help ensure that understandable information is readily available to physicians and to patients and families."
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