UKTIS

What services does the UKTIS provide?

The UKTIS (http://www.uktis.org) provides a national service on all aspects of the toxicity of drugs and chemicals in pregnancy for health professionals. Information is provided via the telephone information service and also on-line via TOXBASE.

These services include:

Pre-conception advice for men and women concerning drug and chemical exposures;
Provision and interpretation of background risks as well as specific information on drugs and chemicals for healthcare personnel;
Proactive monitoring of specific hazards and risk assessment;
Prospective follow up of selected cases to expand data for use in future enquiries;
Support for the National Poisons Information Service within the UK.

The UKTIS also provides advice on request about drug and chemical exposure during pregnancy to official organisations such as the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the Commission for Human Medicines, the European Medicines Agency, the British National Formulary and the Neonatal Formulary.

When are the services available?
The UKTIS telephone service is available during normal working hours. Urgent advice can be obtained out of hours via the National Poisons Information Service.

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