| Health care providers' requests to Teratogen Information Services on medication use during pregnancy and lactation. | |
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PMID: 19169677 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Medication use during pregnancy and lactation is prevalent. However, current knowledge of the risks and benefits of medication use during pregnancy and lactation is incomplete as the best available evidence has been obtained from cohort studies of inadvertent exposures and registries. This situation may partly explain health care providers' (HCP) risk perceptions and thus the increasing number of calls to Teratogen Information Services (TIS). OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were (1) to identify the medication classes for which HCP are seeking counseling from the IMAGe center, a Quebec TIS; (2) to identify the medical conditions for which medication classes were used during pregnancy and lactation; (3) to identify and quantify predictors of medication information requests during pregnancy and lactation. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of data was conducted within the population served by the IMAGe center, a TIS based at CHU Ste-Justine in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that serves the French population of Canada. To be included, calls had to be received between January 1, 2004 and April 30, 2007, and the subject of the call had to be directly associated with the exposure, or not, of a pregnant or breastfeeding woman to medication. Multivariate generalized estimating equation (GEE) regression models were performed to identify the predictors of medication requests. RESULTS: A total of 11, 076 requests regarding medication exposure during pregnancy, 12 055 requests regarding pregnant women before the exposure took place, and 13, 364 requests regarding lactation were included for analyses. Pregnant women were most frequently exposed to antidepressants (17.3), antibiotics (6.3%), and benzodiazepines (5.3%). Prior to drug exposure, the most frequent inquiries by HCP were on antibiotics (11.0%), anti-inflammatory drugs (6.0%), and antiemetics (5.1%). Inquiries concerning lactating women most frequently requested information on the drug classes of antidepressants (10.8%), antibiotics (9.1%), and anti-inflammatory drugs (7.8%). Depressive disorders were an indication of antidepressant, benzodiazepine and antipsychotic exposures reported to IMAGe. Associations were found between medication use and maternal age, previous pregnancies, trimester of pregnancy at the time of the call and lifestyle habits. CONCLUSIONS: The IMAGe received frequent inquiries on antidepressant, antibiotic, and benzodiazepine exposures, with depressive disorders being the most frequently declared indication. Predictors of medication requests were identified among exposed women during pregnancy, and breastfeeding women. These results emphasize the need for effective studies on drug use during pregnancy and lactation and for better knowledge transfer programs. |
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Authors:
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Marie-Pierre Gendron; Brigitte Martin; Driss Oraichi; Anick Bérard |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-01-24 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of clinical pharmacology Volume: 65 ISSN: 1432-1041 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Clin. Pharmacol. Publication Date: 2009 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-04-23 Completed Date: 2009-07-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1256165 Medline TA: Eur J Clin Pharmacol Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 523-31 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada. |
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Canada Cohort Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Female Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data*, trends Humans Information Services / standards* Lactation / drug effects* Pharmaceutical Preparations / classification* Pregnancy Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Teratogens / pharmacology* |
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0/Pharmaceutical Preparations; 0/Teratogens |
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