Most women taking teratogenic medicines not on hormonal contraception, Aussie researchers say
The non-GP specialists who generally prescribed the drug should be responsible for ensuring patients used contraception, says GP Professor Danielle Mazza.
Only 22% of women prescribed teratogenic medications are concurrently on hormonal contraception, doctors and pharmacologists warn, based on their study of PBS records for 16,000 women.
Research co-author and GP academic Professor Danielle Mazza said more than 90% of the women in the study were taking oral retinoids and that dermatologists needed to be responsible for ensuring women of child-bearing age had overlapping contraception.
