Gerald G. Briggs, BPharm, FCCP

Safety of oral antidiabetic agents in pregnancy

Publish date: August 4, 2017

Gerald G. Briggs, BPharm, examines the data for the safety of the seven subclasses of oral antidiabetic agents available to pregnant and nursing...

Publish date: April 3, 2017

Although the FDA approved 22 new drug products across 12 pharmacologic classes in 2016, none of them have human pregnancy data.

Publish date: December 5, 2016

Lipid-lowering medications are some of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States. But while much is known about their general safety...

Author:: Gerald G. Briggs, BPharm, FCCP; Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH; Lee S. Cohen, MD; And Gideon Koren, MD

Publish date: November 1, 2016

In this article, our four expert columnists share their experiences trying to find and interpret critical pregnancy data, as well as how they...

Publish date: June 14, 2016

Publish date: December 11, 2015

If a topical eye drug must be used, teach patients how to decrease the amount reaching the systemic circulation by placing pressure over the tear...

Publish date: July 22, 2015

Pregnancy registries are valuable sources of information. For many drugs, they are the primary source of human pregnancy experience. The new Food...

Publish date: October 23, 2014