Table 3 Description of pharmaceutical knowledge about prescription drug safety during pregnancy
Drug | Safe | Must evaluate risk/benefit | Not safe | I don’t know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | ||||
Amoxicillin | 203 (98.1) | 3 (1.4) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Metformin | 120 (58.0) | 53 (25.6) | 22 (10.6) | 12 (5.8) |
Azithromycin | 168 (81.2) | 31 (15.0) | 6 (2.9) | 2 (1.0) |
Clarithromycin | 63 (30.4) | 95 (45.9) | 39 (18.8) | 10 (4.8) |
Mebendazole | 22 (10.6) | 103 (49.8) | 63 (30.4) | 19 (9.2) |
Fluconazole | 34 (16.4) | 100 (48.3) | 64 (30.9) | 9 (4.3) |
Enalapril | 4 (1.9) | 42 (20.3) | 150 (72.5) | 11 (5.3) |
Amlodipine | 27 (13.0) | 60 (29.0) | 110 (53.1) | 10 (4.8) |
Bisoprolol | 34 (16.4) | 78 (37.7) | 81 (39.1) | 14 (6.8) |
Atorvastatin | 8 (3.9) | 56 (27.1) | 129 (62.3) | 14 (6.8) |
Lamotrigine | 19 (9.2) | 77 (37.2) | 81 (39.1) | 30 (14.5) |
Phenobarbital | 7 (3.4) | 52 (25.1) | 132 (63.8) | 16 (7.7) |
Carbamazepine | 12 (5.8) | 69 (33.3) | 105 (50.7) | 21 (10.1) |
Isotretinoin | 2 (1.0) | 22 (10.6) | 177 (85.5) | 6 (2.9) |
Metronidazole | 73 (35.3) | 93 (44.9) | 34 (16.4) | 7 (3.4) |
Acyclovir | 27 (13.0) | 84 (40.6) | 63 (30.4) | 33 (15.9) |
Inhaled Salbutamol | 128 (61.8) | 52 (25.1) | 17 (8.2) | 10 (4.8) |
Oral contraceptive | 8 (3.9) | 40 (19.3) | 143 (69.1) | 16 (7.7) |
Paroxetine | 5 (2.4) | 57 (27.5) | 111 (53.6) | 34 (16.4) |
Valproic acid | 14 (6.8) | 52 (25.1) | 116 (56.0) | 25 (12.1) |
Inhaled Ipratropium | 133 (64.3) | 48 (23.2) | 14 (6.8) | 12 (5.8) |
Inhaled Budesonide | 131 (63.3) | 62 (30.0) | 10 (4.8) | 4 (1.9) |
Alprazolam | 10 (4.8) | 40 (19.3) | 136 (65.7) | 21 (10.1) |
Ciprofloxacin | 13 (6.3) | 36 (17.4) | 149 (72.0) | 9 (4.3) |
Tetracycline | 6 (2.9) | 12 (5.8) | 184 (88.9) | 5 (2.4) |