Table 2 Distribution of Drug Classes prescribed to pregnant women.
Pharmacological Class | Gestational age (Trimester) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
First n | Second n | Third n | Total n | |
(%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | |
Anti-anemic/vitamin and mineral supplements | 491 (75.5) | 1577 (78.8) | 2775 (80.5) | 4843 (79.4) |
Analgesics (including opioids) | 50 (7.7) | 132 (6.6) | 200 (5.8) | 382 (6.2) |
Anti-platelets/anti-coagulants | 11 (1.7) | 21 (1.1) | 23 (0.7) | 55 (0.9) |
Estrogens/anti-estrogen | 1 (0.6) | 4 (0.4) | 10 (0.9) | 15 (0.2) |
Progesterones | 5 (0.8) | 30 (1.5) | 30 (0.9) | 65 (1.1) |
Corticosteroids (oral, injectable, inhalational and topical) | 5 (0.8) | 40 (2.0) | 71 (2.1) | 116 (1.9) |
Antacids | 6 (0.9) | 32 (1.6) | 34 (1.0) | 72 (1.2) |
Anti-histamines | 8 (1.2) | 10 (0.5) | 18 (0.5) | 36 (0.6) |
Anti-emetics | 31 (4.8) | 30 (1.5) | 32 (0.9) | 93 (1.5) |
Anti-bacterial (oral and topical) | 10 (1.5) | 32 (1.6) | 91 (2.6) | 133 (2.2) |
Anti-fungal (oral and topical) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 21 (0.6) | 23 (0.4) |
Anti-helminthic | 2 (0.3) | 3 (0.1) | 13 (0.4) | 18 (0.3) |
Anti-asthmatic (oral and inhalational) | 5 (0.8) | 13 (0.6) | 17 (0.5) | 35 (0.6) |
Anti-cholinergics | 12 (1.8) | 49 (2.4) | 73 (2.1) | 134 (2.2) |
CNS drugs including anti- epileptics | 4 (0.6) | 9 (0.4) | 13 (0.4) | 26 (0.4) |
Miscellaneous | 9 (1.4) | 18 (0.9) | 27 (0.8) | 54 (0.9) |
Total | 650 (100.0) | 2002 (100.0) | 3448 (100.0) | 6100 (100.0) |