Prevalence of polypharmacy in pregnancy: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The use of medications among pregnant women has been rising over the past few decades but the reporting of polypharmacy has been sporadic. The objective of this review is to identify literature reporting the prevalence of polypharmacy among pregnant women, the prevalence of multimorbidity in women taking multiple medications in pregnancy and associated effects on maternal and offspring outcomes.

Design

MEDLINE and Embase were searched from their inception to 14 September 2021 for interventional trials, observational studies and systematic reviews reporting on the prevalence of polypharmacy or the use of multiple medications in pregnancy were included.Data on prevalence of polypharmacy, prevalence of multimorbidity, combinations of medications and pregnancy and off

SUBMITTER: Anand A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9990613 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature