Medication safety in pregnancy with Dr. Sierra Richard!

Dr. Shannon M. Clark discusses the following with Sierra Richard, PharmD @happypharmlife:

-Old and new pregnancy category labeling systems for medications in pregnancy

-How research on medications in pregnancy is done •Roadblocks to studying medications in pregnancy and lactation

-How to sign up for a pregnancy registry for a medication you are on

-Post-market and off-label use of medications in pregnancy and lactation

-What to do if your pharmacist refuses to fill a prescription for you because of pregnancy

Recommend resources:

@mothertobabyotis

@postpartumsupportinternational

InfantRisk for providers and MommyMeds for patients (apps)

Perinatology.com, Drugs in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

@centerforwmh

FDA Pregnancy Exposure Registries

Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed)

For pharmacists: Brigg's Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation that is built into Lexicomp