Safety of medication use during pregnancy in mainland China: based on a national health insurance database in 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medication safety during pregnancy has drawn global attention, little of which has been reported about the Chinese population. This study aims to describe patterns and risks of medication use among pregnant women in mainland China with reference to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pregnancy risk category.

Methods

Hospital diagnostic and drug dispensing information of a national representative sample of basic medical insurance (BMI) beneficiaries was obtained from the China Health Insurance Association (CHIRA) database in 2015. Prevalence of use and number of medicines involved in each risk category were calculated. Most commonly used medicines from each risk category were illustrated. Factors associated with the use of category D/X medicines were evalua

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6892234 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature