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Table 2 Most commonly prescribed medications during pregnancy (excluding medication available over-the-counter) – the percentage of pregnancies exposed by trimester and overall

From: Prevalence of prescribing in pregnancy using the Irish primary care research network: a pilot study

 

Overall (%)

1st trimester (%)

2nd trimester (%)

3rd trimester (%)

Amoxicillin

11.1

3.6

4.8

4.0

Co-Amoxiclav

8.0

2.3

2.6

3.8

Salbutamol

4.1

1.4

1.7

2.2

Oral Contraceptives

3.3

2.4

0.9

1.2

Beclometasone

2.1

0.6

1.1

0.9

  1. Note: for the overall column each medication is only counted once per pregnancy in cases of repeat or multiple prescriptions that have been issued in different trimesters.