Dispensed drugs during pregnancy in outpatient care between 2015 and 2021 in Switzerland: a retrospective analysis of Swiss healthcare claims data
This study suggests that 8 of 10 women in Switzerland are exposed to prescribed drugs during pregnancy. Most drugs dispensed during pregnancy are comparatively well investigated and are considered safe. However, the high drug burden in this vulnerable patient population underlines the importance of evidence on the benefit-risk profile of individual drugs taken during pregnancy.
Authors
- Daniel Surbek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7705-1584)
- Sereina M. Graber
- Julia Spoendlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1632-1928)
- Christoph Meier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7120-6378)
- Alice Panchaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6086-2401)
- Carole A. Marxer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4688-8223)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- Helsana Group (Switzerland) (CH)
- Hôpital de l'enfance (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Swiss Medical Weekly
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3616
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63
Funders
- Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft
- Universität zu Köln
- Universitätsklinikum Köln