FDA stresses birth defect risks with Roche drug

May 16th, 2008 By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Health regulators warned again Friday that Roche and Novartis drugs prescribed to organ transplant patients can cause miscarriages and birth defects when used by pregnant women.

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