@article{article_322632, title={Medication Use in Pregnancy and Risk Evaluation: Do Not Categorize Me}, journal={Zeynep Kamil Tıp Bülteni}, volume={49}, pages={109–112}, year={2018}, DOI={10.16948/zktipb.322632}, author={Öztürk, Zeynep}, keywords={gebelik,ilaç,danışmanlık,risk değerlendirmesi}, abstract={<p> <br /> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Medication use
in pregnancy is a common problem and question. Nearly half of pregnant women (30%
-90%) use at least one prescription medication during pregnancy. In addition to
prescription drugs, pregnant women use over the counter drugs for which are
limited data in pregnancy. Pregnant patients exposed to drugs should be
informed about potential effects of medications. The United States- Food and
Drug Administration’s (US- FDA) pregnancy categories (A, B, C, D, and X), which
provide short and practical data, have recently been removed and replaced with
an evidence-based approach. </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" lang="en-gb" xml:lang="en-gb">An
overall classification for pregnancy is not sufficient when used alone. A </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">research-based risk evaluation of potential adverse
health effects resulting from drug use in pregnancy has three important parts:
risk assessment, risk communication and risk management. </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">An accurate
risk </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">evaluation </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">about drug
safety in pregnancy and informing women exposed to drugs may help </span> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> reduce maternal concerns and prevent unnecessary
pregnancy terminations. </span> <b> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> </span> </b> </p> <p> <br /> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Zeynep Kamil Kadın ve Çocuk Hastalıkları EAH}