Monitoring medicine prescriptions before, during and after pregnancy in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of medications during pregnancy is a common event worldwide. Monitoring medicine prescriptions in clinical practice is a necessary step in assessing the impact of therapeutic choices in pregnant women as well as the adherence to clinical guidelines. The aim of this study was to provide prevalence data on medication use before, during and after pregnancy in the Italian population.

Methods

A retrospective prevalence study using administrative healthcare databases was conducted. A cohort of 449,012 pregnant women (15-49 years) residing in eight Italian regions (59% of national population), who delivered in 2016-2018, were enrolled. The prevalence of medication use was estimated as the proportion (%) of pregnant women with any prescription.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Fortinguerra F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10270638 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature