A woman is pregnant and has asthma. Her physician has told her to continue taking prednisone during pregnancy, but she is concerned the drug may be teratogenic. What advice would be best to give her regarding this?
a) Prednisone is a teratogenic drug, but she may need it to control her asthma symptoms.
b) You would recommend she omit the drug during pregnancy.
c) She should half her dose during the first 3 months of pregnancy.
d) Prednisone is considered safe in the doses prescribed by her physician.