The UK Teratology Information Service (UKTIS) is funded by the Health Protection Agency to provide a 24-hour service on all aspects of toxicity of drugs and chemicals in pregnancy throughout the United Kingdom. Additional funding is given by the Health & Safety Executive to monitor occupational and environmental exposure to chemicals. We also conduct pro-active monitoring of specific hazards, risk assessment, and prospective
follow-up of selected cases to expand data for use in future enquiries and to generate hypotheses that can be tested in epidemiological studies. UKTIS is a founder member of the European Network of Teratology Information Services (ENTIS) established in 1990.
Our summaries of drug and chemical safety in pregnancy are available to UK NHS healthcare professionals, via the internet, from the Toxbase website.
Further information can be obtained from our website, www.UKTIS.org.
Who uses this service?
We welcome enquiries from UK National Health Service healthcare professionals. If you are a patient, please contact NHS Direct for further advice.
Who works here?
We are staffed by a multidisciplinary team consisting of clinicians, medical information scientists, nurses, pharmacists and a teratologist.
The knowledge and experience of the staff of the centre is supported by access to a wide range of pharmaceutical and biomedical information, including computer databases, reference texts, medical and pharmaceutical periodicals, and in-house
files.
When can I contact the service?
Opening hours are Monday to Friday 08:30 – 17:00 Outside of these hours, the service is available for urgent enquiries only
