Table 3 Medications used by pregnant women at different trimesters and their US FDA pregnancy risk category in KGH, Northeast Ethiopia from January 1, 2018–December 31, 2018
Class of drugs | Drug name | 1st trimester frequency | 2nd trimester frequency | 3rd trimester frequency | Total frequency | FDA risk category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antibiotics | Amoxicillin | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | B |
Ceftriaxone | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | B | |
Cephalexin | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | B | |
Amoxicillin/clavulinic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | B | |
Ampicillin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | B | |
Supplements | Iron | 20 | 80 | 78 | 178 | A |
Folic acid | 67 | 32 | 20 | 119 | A | |
Analgesics | Paracetamol | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | B |
Diclofenac | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | D | |
Ibuprofen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | D | |
Tramadol | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | C | |
GI drugs | Plasil | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | B |
Omeprazole | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | C | |
Cimetidine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | B | |
Other antimicrobials | Coartem | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | C |
Clotrimazole | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | B | |
Mebendazole | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | C | |
Metronidazole | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | C | |
DM drugs | Insulin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | B |
ART drugs | AZT/3TC/NVP | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | B |
Iv fluids | N/S, R/L | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | C |
| Â | Total | 125 | 162 | 143 | 430 | Â |