Results: The results showed that 44% of women took at least one drug other than a vitamin or mineral supplement during the pregnancy. Users took a mean number of 1.7 drugs in which 11.4% had been self-administered. The most frequently used drugs were analgesics in first trimester, antibiotics in second trimester and gastrointestinal drugs in third trimester. Self-administered of drug intake during pregnancy was significantly associated with education (P< 0.05). A high proportion of the women received drugs from B category in all trimesters. Drug administration from X category in first trimester was more than second and third trimester.

Conclusion: A large proportion of women were taking drugs during pregnancy and the most commonly drugs were analgesics in the first trimester. The women in the first trimester were exposed to drugs from X category that contraindicated in pregnancy, most commonly to sex hormones.