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French Plan To Require Pregnancy Risk Pictogram On All Medicines

 
• By Ian Schofield

New requirements proposed by the French regulator are intended to increase the impact and effectiveness of the pictogram showing the risks of taking medicines in pregnancy.

Pregnant baby infant ultrasound display. Mother or mom belly screen in hospital. Womb technology scan
Some medicines can pose a risk to the unborn child • Source: Shutterstock

The French medicines regulator, ANSM, is proposing to require the outer packaging of all medicines to carry a new pictogram showing the likelihood of teratogenicity or fetotoxicity if they are taken during pregnancy.

The risks displayed by the new pictograms would also take account of the likelihood of neurodevelopmental problems in the

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