PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mehta, Niharika
AU  - Chen, Kenneth
AU  - Powrie, Raymond O.
TI  - Prescribing for the pregnant patient
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13124
DP  - 2014 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 367--372
VI  - 81
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/6/367.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/6/367.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2014 Jun 01; 81
AB  - Prescribing in pregnancy can be challenging for providers facing insufficient information about drug safety, overestimation of the risk of medications by both the patient and the care provider, and increasing litigation costs. This article provides key concepts to consider when prescribing for a pregnant patient and offers practical advice for choosing the safest possible drug treatments.