Nodulocystic Acne FAQ Nov 12, 2009
The main side effect of isotretinoin is the teratogenic effect on the fetus. Because of the risk of deformities, women should take care that they do not become pregnant during and two months after the course of isotretinoin. (Suite101.com)
Isotretinoin Side Effects in Acne Nov 11, 2009
Oral retinoids are teratogenic. In females, if they get pregnant while on isotretinoin, there is a very high risk of having a severely deformed baby. (Suite101.com)
The Legacy of 1918: Some Side Effects of Flu May Show Up Decades Later Oct 13, 2009
And the flu virus, unlike the pathogens that cause herpes, German measles and syphilis, is not teratogenic that is, it doesn't cause malformations in the fetus, says Dr. Ellen Harrison, the director of obstetrical medicine at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y.. 1. (Time.com)
IMPACT Study Demonstrates That Longer Prophylactic Therapy With Valcyte(R) (Valganciclovir Hydrochloride Tablets) Increases Protection Against CMV - the Most Serious Viral Infection Affecting Transplant Patients Feb 14, 2009
In animal studies, ganciclovir was carcinogenic, teratogenic, and caused aspermatogenesis. Valcyte tablets should not be administered if the absolute neutrophil count is less than 500 cells/micro liter, the platelet count is less than 25,000/micro liter, or the hemoglobin is less than 8 g/dL. Severe leucopenia, neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia, bone morrow depression, and aplastic anemia have been observed in patients treated with Valcyte tablets (and ganciclovir). (PR Newswire)
• Burley doctor discusses effects of meth on babies Feb 10, 2009
"Everything is kind of sketchy, but with meth, when they test it on animals, it has shown teratogenic effects on the heart.". Does that mean the hearts of human babies would be similarly malformed. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
