title: Prescribing for the pregnant patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University and Women and Infants' Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence nmehta@wihri.org.
authors.forename: Niharika
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University and Women and Infants' Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University and Women and Infants' Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence.
authors.forename: Raymond O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Powrie
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004358:Drug Therapy; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D047109:Fetal Development / Q000187:drug effects; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000592:standards