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[Drugs and pregnancy].

M Bonati, R Bortolus, F Marchetti

Medicina (Florence, Italy)

|July 1, 1989

Summary

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Pregnant women use an average of 4.7 medications, commonly vitamins, iron, analgesics, antiemetics, and antacids. However, varying study methods prevent a complete global picture of drug use during pregnancy.

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Area of Science:

Pharmacovigilance
Maternal Health
Drug Safety

Context:

Assessing global drug utilization patterns in pregnant populations.
Reviewing 13 identified studies through manual and computer searches.
Highlighting the heterogeneity of data collection and reporting across studies.

Purpose:

To evaluate the current state of knowledge on medication use during pregnancy worldwide.
To identify common drug classes used by pregnant women.
To determine the feasibility of creating a comprehensive drug utilization profile.

Summary:

Pregnant women, on average, used 4.7 drugs, with vitamins, iron, analgesics, antiemetics, and antacids being most frequent.
Significant variations in study parameters (date, country, population size, habits, characteristics) hindered a unified analysis.

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The review underscored the critical need for standardized, ongoing surveillance of drug use in pregnancy.

Impact:

Identifies critical data gaps in understanding medication safety during pregnancy.
Emphasizes the necessity for systematic, long-term monitoring of drug consumption in pregnant individuals.
Provides a foundation for improving future research methodologies and public health strategies in maternal pharmacovigilance.