title: Evaluating the alleged teratogenicity of environmental agents.
abstract: The criteria used to regulate exposure to a drug or chemical are different from those employed to implicate an agent as a human teratogen in general and in an individual patient. The importance of regulating exposures and in implicating teratogenicity merit special attention to the problems of educating physicians and the lay public, scientifically evaluating teratogenicity, preventing unnecessary abortions, and protecting the public.
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; D000818:Animals; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004348:Drug Labeling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D013723:Teratogens / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D013723:Teratogens