Analgesic use—prevalence, biomonitoring and endocrine and reproductive effects

DM Kristensen, S Mazaud-Guittot… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Paracetamol and NSAIDs, in particular acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and ibuprofen, are
among the most used and environmentally released pharmaceutical drugs. The differences …

[HTML][HTML] Use, awareness, knowledge and beliefs of medication during pregnancy in Malaysia

AHHDA Alani, BAR Hassan, AM Suhaimi… - Osong public health …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives This study aimed to assess medication use in pregnant women in Malaysia by
measuring use, knowledge, awareness, and beliefs about medications. Methods This was …

Self-medication and knowledge among pregnant women attending primary healthcare services in Malang, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study

RN Atmadani, O Nkoka, SL Yunita, YH Chen - BMC pregnancy and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Self-medication with over-the-counter (OTC) drugs is an important public health
concern, especially in the vulnerable population of pregnant women due to potential risks to …

Ibuprofen results in alterations of human fetal testis development

M Ben Maamar, L Lesné, K Hennig… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Among pregnant women ibuprofen is one of the most frequently used pharmaceutical
compounds with up to 28% reporting use. Regardless of this, it remains unknown whether …

Impacts of counseling on knowledge, attitude and practice of medication use during pregnancy

R Devkota, GM Khan, K Alam, B Sapkota… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Counseling has a significant role in improving knowledge, attitude and practice
outcomes of pregnant women towards medication use. Proper counseling thus could be …

Use of over‐the‐counter medication among pregnant women in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

AR Abduelkarem, H Mustafa - Journal of pregnancy, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Over‐the‐counter medications are widely available in pharmacies Their safety
profile, however, does not extend to pregnant women. Accordingly, there should be …

Medication use among pregnant women at a secondary health institution: utilisation patterns and predictors of quantity

ST Obadeji, A Obadeji, JO Bamidele, FT Ajayi - African health sciences, 2020 - ajol.info
Background: Despite the lack of adequate studies on the safety of drugs in pregnancy,
surprisingly, available evidence shows that pregnant women still take large number of …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, information sources, and institutional trust of patients regarding medication use in pregnancy: A systematic review

A Kirubarajan, A Lam, A Yu, C Taheri… - Journal of Family & …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The objective of our study is to characterize the knowledge, information sources,
and institutional trust of patients regarding medication use in pregnancy. Materials and …

Assessing the knowledge of analgesic drugs utilization during pregnancy among women in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

MJ AlSaeed, DA Elmaghraby - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Pain is a common compensation mechanism in pregnant women that they may
face during gestation due to physiological changes. Paracetamol and non-steroidal anti …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of teratogenicity and genotoxicity induced by kramecyne (KACY)

JM Cristóbal-Luna, N Paniagua-Castro… - Saudi Pharmaceutical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Kramecyne (KACY), a polymer isolated from Krameria cytisoides Cav, has anti-inflammatory,
anti-nociceptive, anti-arthritic and anti-ulcerogenic properties. As a part of standard …