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Carbamazepine (Tegretol) is potentially ______ in pregnancy

A. ineffective

B. useful

C. effective

D. teratogenic

Solution

Answer: D. teratogenic

Reason:

Carbamazepine (Tegretol) is potentially inducing neural tube defects in developmental stages of fetus during pregnancy so that it has not much recommended by physicians to pregnant women. Therefore, it is considered as teratogenic during antiepileptic treatment