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Patterns of pregnancy exposure to prescription FDA C, D and X drugs in a Canadian population.
OBJECTIVE: To examine prescription Food and Drug Administration (FDA) C, D and X drugs in general obstetric population. STUDY DESIGN: Historical cohort study. RESULT: A total of 18 575 women who gave a birth in Saskatchewan between January 1997 and December 2000 were included. Among them, 3604 (19.4%) received FDA C, D or X drugs at least once during pregnancy. The pregnancy exposure rates were 15.8, 5.2 and 3.9%, respectively, for category C, D and X drugs, and were 11.2, 7.3 and 8.2%, respectively, in the first, second and third trimesters. Salbutamol (albuterol), trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (co-trimoxazole), ibuprofen, naproxen and oral contraceptives were the most common C, D, X drugs used during pregnancy. CONCLUSION: About one in every five women uses FDA C, D and X drugs at least once during pregnancy, and the most common prescription drugs in pregnancy are antiasthmatic, antibiotics, nonsteroid anti-inflammation drugs, antianxiety or antidepressants and oral contraceptives.
Authors
- Wen, S W, Wen SW, OMNI Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. swwen@ohri.ca
- Yang, T, Yang T,
- Krewski, D, Krewski D,
- Yang, Q, Yang Q,
- Nimrod, C, Nimrod C,
- Garner, P, Garner P,
- Fraser, W, Fraser W,
- Olatunbosun, O, Olatunbosun O,
- Walker, M C, Walker MC,
OBJECTIVE: To examine prescription Food and Drug Administration (FDA) C, D and X drugs in general obstetric population. STUDY DESIGN: Historical cohort study. RESULT: A total of 18 575 women who gave a birth in Saskatchewan between January 1997 and December 2000 were included. Among them, 3604 (19.4%) received FDA C, D or X drugs at least once during pregnancy. The pregnancy exposure rates were 15.8, 5.2 and 3.9%, respectively, for category C, D and X drugs, and were 11.2, 7.3 and 8.2%, respectively, in the first, second and third trimesters. Salbutamol (albuterol), trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (co-trimoxazole), ibuprofen, naproxen and oral contraceptives were the most common C, D, X drugs used during pregnancy. CONCLUSION: About one in every five women uses FDA C, D and X drugs at least once during pregnancy, and the most common prescription drugs in pregnancy are antiasthmatic, antibiotics, nonsteroid anti-inflammation drugs, antianxiety or antidepressants and oral contraceptives.
