MDs Don’t Issue Pregnancy, Drugs Warning

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Doctors aren’t doing a very good job of warning young women to avoid getting pregnant when they’re taking prescription drugs that can cause birth defects, a new study suggests.Nearly half of the women taking the medicines didn’t get counseling from their doctor about using contraceptives or other birth control measures, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center researchers found in a study of nearly 500,000 women.

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