Pharmacoepidemiology and costs of medications dispensed during pregnancy: A retrospective population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the pharmacoepidemiology and costs associated with medications dispensed during pregnancy.

Design

Pharmacoepidemiological study and cost analysis.

Setting

Queensland, Australia.

Population

All women who gave birth in Queensland between January 2013 and June 2018.

Methods

We used a whole-of-population linked administrative dataset, Maternity1000, to describe medications approved for public subsidy that were dispensed to 255 408 pregnant women. We describe the volume of medications dispensed and their associated costs from a Government and patient perspective.

Main outcome measures

Prevalence of medication use; proportion of total dispensings; total medication costs in AUD 2020/21 ($1AUD = $0.67USD/£0.55GBP in December 2022).

SUBMITTER: Jackson H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952169 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature