Healthcare professionals' information need related to antiseizure medication use in breastfeeding patients with epilepsy. Retrospective analysis of enquiries to Norwegian medicines information and pharmacovigilance centers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Safety information of antiseizure medication (ASM) during breastfeeding is scarce and conflicting. We aimed to identify characteristic traits of safety concerns among healthcare professionals by reviewing enquiries to the Norwegian Regional Medicines Information and Pharmacovigilance Centres (RELIS).

Method

Enquiries related to breastfeeding, epilepsy, and ASM identified by their ATC-numbers were retrieved from the RELIS database of question-and-answer pairs (QAPs) by combining indexed and Boolean database searches and manual inspection. 112 QAPs were analyzed retrospectively using descriptive statistics.

Results

Hospital-employed physicians and nurses were puzzled by ambiguous or conflicting drug information advice and called for general information about

SUBMITTER: Reitan Riibe S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632412 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature