Drugs & Medications

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What drugs or medications are harmful to the fetus during pregnancy?
Accutane -- Birth Defects
Alcohol -- Birth Defects
Coumadin -- Birth Defects
DES -- Birth Defects
Dilantin -- Birth Defects
Methotrexate -- Birth Defects
Methyl mercury -- Nerve Damage, IUGR
Sulfa (at term) -- Jaundice
Testosterone -- Masculinization
Tetracycline -- Discoloration of Teeth, Decreased Bone Growth
Thalidomide -- Birth Defects
Tobacco -- Prematurity, IUGR
Vaccinations (some) -- Birth Defects
Vitamins (some in excess quantities) -- Birth Defects

Drugs & Medications

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