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Alshebly MM, Alghadeer S, Alwhaibi A, Alturki H, Alghaith J, Mubarak AM, Almadi B. Obstetrician-gynecologists' perspectives towards medication use during pregnancy: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e31384. [PMID: 36401450 PMCID: PMC9678598 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000031384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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A vast majority of studies evaluated pregnant women's knowledge and attitudes towards using medications during their pregnancy, with few global and lack of regional studies conducted to spot obstetrician-gynecologists practices in this regard. This study aims to assess Obstetrician-gynecologists' knowledge of medication teratogenicity potential, their frequently used resources, and their residency training contribution to medication use during pregnancy. This is a cross-sectional, survey-based study targeting licensed Obstetrician-gynecologists who are practicing in Saudi Arabia using a validated self-administered web-based questionnaire developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. A total of 60 obstetrician-gynecologists were included in the study. Most participants were female (72%) with median age and clinical experience of 42 and 13 years, respectively. The majority (87%) agreed that Isotretinoin is contraindicated, while around 60% of respondents were unsure about the safety of herbal remedies use. Online databases (e.g., Lexi-Comp and Micromedex) were chosen as the top utilized medication resources (45%). Around 48% strongly agreed that liability is a concern if there were adverse pregnancy outcomes following the use of medications. Regarding their training assessment, obstetrician-gynecologists who had been in practice for more than 15 years were significantly more likely to rate themselves as well qualified (P value < .05). The majority adequately and significantly rated their training on prescribed medications (58.3%), OTC medications (45%) and dietary supplements or herbal remedies (32%) (P value < .05). Obstetrician-gynecologists showed a different level of knowledge about the risks and safety of medications when used during pregnancy. More efforts are needed to optimize medication selection, herbal avoidance, and training performance.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mashael M. Alshebly
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Basic Sciences, Prince Sultan College for EMS, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- * Correspondence: Sultan Alghadeer, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia (e-mail: )
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Corporate of Pharmacy Services, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Care, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Prince Sultan College for EMS, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Eakley R, Lyndon A. Antidepressant use During Pregnancy: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Decision-Making of Patients and Providers. J Midwifery Womens Health 2022; 67:332-353. [PMID: 35536040 DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Despite the risks associated with untreated perinatal depression and anxiety, both patients and clinicians are less likely to follow evidence-based guidelines including the use of antidepressants during pregnancy. The aim of this integrative review was to describe the perspectives of both patients and prescribing health care providers regarding the use of antidepressants during pregnancy. METHODS We performed a literature search in PubMed, CINAHL, ProQuest Central, and PsychINFO. Inclusion criteria were English language, original peer-reviewed research published within the previous 10 years that described perspectives regarding the use of antidepressants of pregnant patients or prescribing providers during pregnancy. Studies were excluded if their focus was on screening practices, treatment guidelines, or evaluation of decision support tool; medication or treatment broadly; bipolar disorder or serious mental illness; or they did not provide patient or provider perspective. This review was limited to professionals with scopes of practice that include prescriptive authority (eg, physicians, advanced practices nurses, midwives). Included articles were critically appraised and read in an iterative process to extract methodological details and synthesize findings. RESULTS Nineteen studies met criteria for inclusion and varied by design, sample, and quality. Together, the reviewed articles suggest that patients and prescribing providers hold a range of beliefs regarding the safety of antidepressant during pregnancy. Patients and providers appear to value different sources of information and varied in awareness of the negative impacts of untreated depression and anxiety during pregnancy. Many patients report dissatisfaction with available information and distress throughout the decision-making experience. Notably, patients and providers had incongruent perceptions of the others' experience. DISCUSSION Inconsistencies between knowledge, attitudes, and decision-making highlight the need for improved dissemination of evidence-based treatments and support increased training for psychopharmacology during pregnancy. Efforts to reduce patient distress regarding their decisions, such as adequate time and information, are indicated.
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- Rachel Eakley
- Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York
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- Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York
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Shroukh WA, Steinke DT, Willis SC. Risk management of teratogenic medicines: A systematic review. Birth Defects Res 2020; 112:1755-1786. [DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Wejdan A. Shroukh
- Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences The University of Manchester Manchester UK
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- Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences The University of Manchester Manchester UK
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- Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences The University of Manchester Manchester UK
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Matos C, van Hunsel F, Tavares Ribeiro R, Nascimento do Ó D, Raposo JF. Diabetes patient’s pharmacovigilance knowledge and risk perception: the influence of being part of a patient organisation. Ther Adv Drug Saf 2020; 11:2042098620953935. [PMID: 35173953 PMCID: PMC8842126 DOI: 10.1177/2042098620953935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objective: The aim was to assess the perception of risk for developing adverse drug
reaction (ADRs) and knowledge, attitudes and opinions regarding
pharmacovigilance in diabetic patients, and to investigate the effect of
being a member of a patient organisation for diabetes on these factors, in
comparison with other patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study looking for patients’ risk perception of experiencing
ADRs. Diabetes patients followed at the Portuguese Diabetes Association
(APDP) were included, together with two comparison groups (patients with and
without diabetes). Kruskal-Wallis followed by post hoc
Dunn’s multiple-comparison test were used to compare patients’ groups. Results: A total of 314 patients participated in the survey (104 followed at APDP, 106
with diabetes not followed at APDP and 104 without diabetes diagnosis that
used chronic medication). APDP patients presented higher risk perception
scores for medicines related to their disease compared with two groups.
Those patients affirmed that doctors explained possible ADRs on medication
to them, and showed higher intention to report ADRs in the future if serious
or unexpected. Conclusions: Patients with diabetes showed greater understanding of ADRs and higher need
to report them than patients without diabetes. They would like to have more
information about general ADRs related to anti-diabetic medication and
present higher intention to acquire information on how and when to report
compared with non-diabetic patients. Patients followed in APDP presented
higher score of risk perception, which could be influenced by the presence
of the diabetes disease in the patients’ life, by their previous experiences
using medicines, but also by information received from the patient
organisation. The two groups of patients with diabetes have different
experiences of the disease, but both present higher perception of side
effects related with medicines they use respectively in their diabetes type.
Hence, patient organisations are well positioned to be a source where
patients can obtain reliable information, changing their attitudes and
perceptions about the disease and drug treatments.
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- Cristiano Matos
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra – Coimbra Health School, Rua 5 de Outubro, Coimbra, 3046-854, Portugal
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb,‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
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Andreoli L, Lazzaroni MG, Carini C, Dall’Ara F, Nalli C, Reggia R, Rodrigues M, Benigno C, Baldissera E, Bartoloni-Bocci E, Basta F, Bellisai F, Bortoluzzi A, Campochiaro C, Cantatore FP, Caporali R, Ceribelli A, Chighizola CB, Conigliaro P, Corrado A, Cutolo M, D’Angelo S, De Stefani E, Doria A, Favaro M, Fischetti C, Foti R, Gabrielli A, Generali E, Gerli R, Gerosa M, Larosa M, Maier A, Malavolta N, Meroni M, Meroni PL, Montecucco C, Mosca M, Padovan M, Paolazzi G, Pazzola G, Peccatori S, Perricone R, Pettiti G, Picerno V, Prevete I, Ramoni V, Romeo N, Ruffatti A, Salvarani C, Sebastiani GD, Selmi C, Serale F, Sinigaglia L, Tani C, Trevisani M, Vadacca M, Valentini E, Valesini G, Visalli E, Vivaldelli E, Zuliani L, Tincani A. “Disease knowledge index” and perspectives on reproductive issues: A nationwide study on 398 women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Joint Bone Spine 2019; 86:475-481. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Perceptions of medicine use among pregnant women: an interview-based study. Int J Clin Pharm 2019; 41:1021-1030. [PMID: 31104187 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-019-00840-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Background When women are in a condition that requires medicines during pregnancy they have to balance the health benefits of the medical treatment against the potential risk of harming their unborn child. Too high teratogenic risk perceptions among pregnant women can lead them to stop taking the medicine, worsening the symptoms for the mother and even harming their foetus. Many women today who use over-the-counter and prescribed medicines have been shown to change their medical behaviour when they become pregnant. Objective To explore in depth the perceptions of medication use among women during their pregnancy. Setting The Capital Region of Denmark. Methods Participants were recruited from social network groups on Facebook and from participants in lectures and antenatal classes for pregnant women in two hospitals. Two focus groups interviews and three individual semi-structured interviews were conducted. The interview guides were based on existing literature and relatively unstructured, with an emphasis on open-ended questions. Interview transcripts were analysed using the phenomenological approach of meaning condensation. Main Outcome measure Pregnant women's' perceptions of medicine including aspects related to their safety feeling of medicines and perceived support from health care professionals. Results The women believed that it is less safe to take medicines during pregnancy, largely due to the risk of the child getting a disease in the future, but also due to the risk of malformation. Lack of clinical tests and uncertainty about how the unborn child reacts to medications were reported causes of these concerns. Most participants were concerned about using medicines and avoided them if possible, including over-the counter medicines. Conversations with physicians had a calming effect although the physicians appeared to be unclear in their guidance regarding dietary supplements. Some women received conflicting information on the Internet. Several suggestions were made about how to reduce uncertainties about the safety of taking medicines during pregnancy. Conclusion Many pregnant women are concerned about how to use medicines. To reduce these concerns and ensure the appropriate use of medicines during pregnancy, initiatives are needed to strengthen evidence-based advice from health care professionals, especially during the first trimester.
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Damkier P, Christensen LS, Broe A. Patterns and predictors for prescription of psychotropics and mood-stabilizing antiepileptics during pregnancy in Denmark 2000-2016. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2018; 84:2651-2662. [PMID: 30079516 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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AIMS To analyse prescribing patterns during pregnancy for antipsychotics (APs), antidepressants (ADs) and mood-stabilizing antiepileptics (AEDs) in Denmark from 2000 to 2016. METHODS Data were obtained from the Danish Medical Birth Register, the Register for Legally Induced Abortions, the Danish National Patient Register and the Register of Medicinal Product Statistics. Data were linked through a unique personal identifier by Statistics Denmark. RESULTS The use of APs increased 2.5-fold from a prevalence of 1.5 per 1000 pregnancies to 3.8 for pregnancies ending in a delivery. Use of mood-stabilizing AEDs increased from a prevalence of 0.1 to 2.1 during the study period. The prevalence for APs and mood-stabilizing AEDs was nearly twice as high for pregnancies ending in miscarriage or termination compared to pregnancies ending in delivery. A marked increase in the prevalence of ADs use during pregnancy was seen from 2000-2011 (from 6 to 41 per 1000 pregnancies ending in a delivery) but appears slightly in decline. Age, smoking, obesity and social status were generally associated with increased use of psychotropic drugs. CONCLUSIONS The use of APs, ADs and mood-stabilizing AEDs during pregnancy has increased substantially in Denmark from 2000-2016. The use of ADs appears to be slightly in decline since 2011.
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- Per Damkier
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry & Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry & Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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