Prescribing medicines in pregnancy database

We have categorised medicines in the database using the Australian categorisation system for prescribing medicines in pregnancy:

It is important to understand this categorisation system before using the database. 

The database also contains safety information about the medicine. Health professionals should consider this essential information when prescribing medicines to pregnant women. This information may differ from the published Product Information (PI) that comes with the medicine. This is because of ongoing updates to the database.

We update the database when new information about a medicine used in pregnancy becomes available. You can find updates to the database by:

• using the database search for a specific medicine (see 'Search the database' on this page)
• visiting our news page. 

If no results come from your search this may mean: 

1. The medicine has no pregnancy classification. This means the therapeutic good is exempt from pregnancy categorisation.
2. No one has registered the medicine in Australia.
3. You may have misspelled the medicine's name. 
4. You may have used the trade name instead of the name of the active ingredient. You can find the name of the active ingredient by looking up the trade name in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).

By accessing the database, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and accept the introductory information provided on the Australian categorisation system for prescribing medicines in pregnancy (see Australian categorisation system for prescribing medicines).

The current (full) database is searchable in the table below by medicine name only. You can also access the database, and use the search function, via TROVE - external site which includes the ability to search by drug class.

Note: the TROVE search is limited to information only available up to 16 August 2022. The searchable database may be updated later to search all medicines currently in the database].