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Drug-Induced Birth Defects
Some of the most common human teratogenic drugs and their effects are given below

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Thalidomide	Phocomelia, multiple birth defects
Anticancer drugs	Multiple birth defects, fetal death
Androgens	Virilisation, limb, esophagal and cardiac defects
Corticosteroids	Cleft palate, cleft lip, cardiac defects
Warfarin	Nose, eye, hand defects, growth retardation
Isotretinoin	Craniofacial, heart and CVS defects
Aspirin, Indomethacin	Premature closure of ductus arteriosus
Valproate Sodium	Spina bifida, neural tube defects
Tetracyclines	Discolored, deformed teeth, retarded bone growth
Lithium	Fetal goitre, cardiac and other abnormalities

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