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Article: FDA funds research on prescription medications used by pregnant women; FDA in partnership with the Office of Womens Health, U.S.
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- October 1, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-1 October 2001-US FDA: FDA funds research on prescription medications used by pregnant women; FDA in partnership with the Office of Womens Health, U.S. (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), today announced the award of two contracts to study prescription medications used by pregnant women. These contracts are for research on two drugs - labetalol and atenolol - used by pregnant women to treat their high blood pressure (hypertension). The contracts are the first in a series to assess treatments commonly used by pregnant women.
The awards were made to the University of Illinois at Chicago to ...