Developmental toxicity risks of medicines included on the WHO’s Essential Medicines List

A collaboration of researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Washington Center for Epidemiology and Environmental Health have published their findings of a review into the developmental toxicity risks for medicines included on the WHO’s Essential Medicines List. The authors described a large proportion of these medicines had limited data concerning developmental risks, identifying a clear need for further research. More information is available here.

 

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