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What drugs have teratogenic effects to fetus during pregnancy?

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I am looking for the ten drugs or chemicals that cause this effect (i,e Physicial malformations diseases and any outcome if they are exposed to these drugs.
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Thalidomide
Tretinoin
Isotretinoin
Acetretin
2-naphthylamine
benzidine
4-aminodiphenyl
4-nitrodiphenyl
benzene
Chromium trioxide

More likely to be encountered would be;

Alcohol
Cocain
Hydantoins
Diethylstilbestrol
Folic acid antagonists (eg aminopterin)
Lithium
Tetracycline
Warfarin
Carbamazepine
Misoprostal

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