High-Risk Medication Prescriptions in Primary Care for Women Without Documented Contraception

Conclusion: In a family medicine setting, 25% of women of childbearing age were prescribed a high-risk medication with over half not having evidence of contraception management. Interestingly, younger age women had lower odds of receiving contraceptive management when prescribed high-risk medications. Prescribers should be aware of and counsel on the risks of teratogenic medications and regularly evaluate reproductive plans for patients.

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Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - July 11, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Panchal, B. D., Cash, R., Moreno, C., Vrontos, E., Bourne, C., Palmer, S., Simpson, A., Panchal, A. R. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research