Germany
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Gr 1 | Extensive human tests and animal studies have not shown the drug to be embryotoxic/teratogenic. |
| Gr 2 | Extensive human tests of the drug have not shown the drug to be embryotoxic/teratogenic. |
| Gr 3 | Extensive human tests of the drug have not shown the drug to be embryotoxic/teratogenic. However, the drug appears to be embryotoxic/teratogenic in animals. |
| Gr 4 | No adequate and well-controlled studies of the drug's effects on humans are available. Animal studies have shown no embryotoxic/teratogenic effects. |
| Gr 5 | No adequate and well-controlled studies of the drug's effects on humans are available. |
| Gr 6 | No adequate and well-controlled studies of the drug's effects on humans are available. Animal studies have shown embryotoxic/teratogenic effects. |
| Gr 7 | There is a risk that the drug is embryotoxic / teratogenic in humans, at least in the first trimester. |
| Gr 8 | There is a risk that the drug is toxic to fetuses throughout the second and third trimesters. |
| Gr 9 | There is a risk that the drug causes prenatal complications or abnormalities. |
| Gr 10 | There is a risk that the drug causes hormone specific action on the human fetus. |
| Gr 11 | There is a known risk that the drug is a mutagen/carcinogen. |
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