A 22-Year-Old Patient Is in the Twenty-Sixth Week of Pregnancy

Multiple Choice

A 22-year-old patient is in the twenty-sixth week of pregnancy and has developed gestational diabetes and pneumonia.She is given medications that pose a possible fetal risk,but the potential benefits may warrant the use of the medications in her situation.Which is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pregnancy safety category for this medication?

A) Category B
B) Category C
C) Category D
D) Category X