Birth Defects

Birth defect risks with Roche drug (WSYR 9 Syracuse)

17 May 2008

Health regulators are again warning that Roche and Novartis drugs prescribed to organ transplant patients can cause miscarriages and birth defects when used by pregnant women.

FDA stresses birth defect risks with Roche drug (MSNBC)

17 May 2008

Health regulators warned again  that certain drugs prescribed to organ transplant patients can cause miscarriages and birth defects when used by pregnant women.

FDA Stresses 2 Drugs' Birth Defects Risk (WebMD)

17 May 2008

The FDA is highlighting the risk of miscarriage and birth defects in women taking the immune-suppressing drugs CellCept or Myfortic.