UKTIS - Health Professional page

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Health Professionals

Main roles of UKTIS:

UKTIS produce evidence-based appraisals of the safety of drug & chemical exposures in pregnancy. The data is presented in UKTIS monographs which are hosted on TOXBASE®, the National Poisons Information Service database.

TOXBASE® can be accessed at www.toxbase.org. Access is restricted to NHS health professionals and is password controlled. A password can be obtained by registering (free of charge for NHS health professionals) at www.toxbase.org.

Please note that the UKTIS monographs are not suitable for members of the public.

UKTIS provide a telephone-based information service for healthcare professionals on all aspects of drug and chemical exposure during pregnancy.

The telephone service is available between 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays) for routine enquiries. Urgent enquiries are answered 24 hours per day, seven days per week, in partnership with the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS). The UKTIS telephone number is:

0844 892 0909

Please note that UKTIS does not answer calls from members of the public.

UKTIS actively follow up the outcome of pregnancies exposed to drugs and chemicals. The most valuable method of collection of pregnancy outcomes are those which are reported prospectively – that is whilst the pregnancy is ongoing, before the outcome is known. Healthcare providers involved in the management of pregnant patients exposed to any drug or chemical can report the exposure and register the pregnancy for follow up by contacting UKTIS on the number above.

Please click here for details of the data protection aspects of this activity

The UKTIS website is currently under development and more features will be added so please check back regularly.