FDA Seeks Advice on Researching the Effects of Drugs Taken During Pregnancy Kerry Dooley Young May 11, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-seeks-advice-researching-effects-drugs-taken-during-2026a1000f2k US regulators are seeking to expand the knowledge base about potential side effects of medicines when taken during pregnancy because clinicians and their patients have long been concerned about the lack of information in this field. Speaking on May 8 at a workshop held by the FDA, Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS, recalled a recent conversation with a patient who was weighing whether to take a certain medication while pregnant.