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Ceulemans M, Sillis L, Allegaert K, Bogaerts A, De Vos M, Hompes T, Smits A, Van Calsteren K, Verbakel JY, Foulon V. Letter to the Editor re Davis et al., 2023: BELpREG, the first of its kind real-world data source on medication use in pregnancy in Belgium. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2024; 33:e5751. [PMID: 38362651 DOI: 10.1002/pds.5751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Michael Ceulemans
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- L-C&Y, Child and Youth Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- L-C&Y, Child and Youth Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- L-C&Y, Child and Youth Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Erasmus MC Sophia's Children Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- L-C&Y, Child and Youth Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Adult Psychiatry UPC, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- L-C&Y, Child and Youth Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- L-C&Y, Child and Youth Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Allegaert K. Pharmacotherapy during Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Lactation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:11336. [PMID: 36141608 PMCID: PMC9517125 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Pharmacotherapy is a very powerful approach to truly improve outcomes for pregnant women and their newborns [...].
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Affiliation(s)
- Karel Allegaert
- Child and Youth Institute, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; ; Tel.: +32-(0)-1634-2020
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 GA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Information Needs and Counseling Preferences among Potential Users of the Future Teratology Information Service in Belgium: A Cross-Sectional Study Involving the Public and Healthcare Professionals. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19148605. [PMID: 35886455 PMCID: PMC9319400 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
A Teratology Information Service (TIS) does not exist in Belgium yet but will hopefully be established soon. To prepare for this, we aimed to provide insight into the information needs and counseling preferences of the Belgian public and healthcare professionals (HCPs) regarding medication use in pregnancy and breastfeeding. A cross-sectional study using two anonymous, online surveys disseminated via social media, websites, and newsletters addressing Dutch and French-speaking individuals (≥18 years) and licensed HCPs was performed between June and September 2020. Ethics approval and informed consent were obtained. In total, 1508 public survey respondents (98% women) and 702 HCPs participated. Information needs on perinatal medication use were ubiquitous among both groups, and for which they often relied on patient information leaflets or the product information and online fora. Conflicting information on this topic regularly occurs and complicates HCPs’ duties. Women and HCPs assigned an important role to a TIS, both in terms of providing evidence-based information (via a website or app) and being accessible to be contacted in case of questions (by phone or via e-mail or chat). In conclusion, a TIS would be warmly welcomed by women and HCPs in Belgium and should ideally be established soon to address current information needs regarding perinatal medication use and to contribute to research in this field.
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