Actual Use of Medications Prescribed During Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Data from a Population-Based Congenital Anomaly Registry

Conclusion Prescription records are generally a relatively reliable source of data for research into associations between medication use in pregnancy and congenital anomalies compared with other data sources. Pharmacy records of medication use in pregnancy might represent an overestimation, which should be taken into account. However, our results show that, except for ‘corticosteroids, dermatological preparations’; ‘ear, eye, nose and throat preparations’; and ‘anxiolytics, hypnotics and sedatives’, this overestimation generally seems minimal.
Source: Drug Safety - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research