Multiple Choice
According to the authors of the textbook, what was one of the lessons of the thalidomide tragedy?
A) Drugs cause more serious defects the later in pregnancy they are taken.
B) Each drug has one or more serious defects associated with it.
C) A drug that appears harmless in animal or adult human testing may be harmful to developing embryos and fetuses.
D) Only prescription drugs are safe during pregnancy.
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