Drug prescription patterns before, during and after pregnancy for chronic, occasional and pregnancy-related drugs in the Netherlands

Objective To compare the prescription of drugs in women over a period from 2 years before until 3 months after pregnancy, regarding the type of drugs used and the fetal risk. Design A cohort study based on pharmacy records of women giving birth to a child between 1994 and 2003. Setting The study was performed with data from the InterAction database, containing prescription-drug-dispensing data from community pharmacies. Population The study population included 5412 women for whom complete pharmacy records were available. Methods Drugs were classified into three categories: (1) drugs for chroni... Mehr ...