Medication use during pregnancy, with particular focus on prescription drugs: 1976-2008

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51.e1-51.e8

  Mitchell, Allen A ^a   Gilboa, Suzanne M ^c   Werler, Martha M ^a   Kelley, Katherine E ^a   Louik, Carol ^a   Hernández Díaz, Sonia ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; medications; over the counter medications; pregnancy; prescription medications

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; BENDECTIN; CETIRIZINE; CLOMIFENE; COCODAMOL; DIAZEPAM; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESCITALOPRAM; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; FLUOXETINE; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LEUPRORELIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; LORATADINE; NITROFURANTOIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; ONDANSETRON; PENICILLIN G; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PROGESTERONE; PROMETHAZINE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; SALBUTAMOL; SERTRALINE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 79959763838     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.02.029     Document Type: Article

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