DRUG UTILIZATION ASSESSMENT IN PREGNANCY WOMEN: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Background: It is difficult to prescribe the right medication to pregnant women, because of so many complications and conditions. Women are prescribed 
with drugs according to food and drug administration (FDA) pregnancy drug list. They categorized drugs as A, B, C, D and X. some drugs are not 
categorized by FDA, they come under N (Not classified) category. Method: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in Department of 
Gynecology. Information from subjects was collected in a designed proforma based on study criteria. Results: In this study there are total 247 members 
who visited antenatal hospital, more number of cases ware collected in the age group of 23-27 with the percentage of 44.53%. Complications were 
observed in the age group of 23-27 with the percentage of 36.28%. Pain was most commonly observed condition (37.24%). In our study c category 
drugs were most commonly prescribed class of drugs with the percentage of 39.84% among X drugs Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) was given 
in highest percentage of 0.63%. Conclusion: All the visited pregnant women were prescribed with at least one medication. A large number of 
complications and conditions during pregnancy were observed. However (0.21% of total drugs) X category drugs were also found to be prescribed.