Analysis of pregnant and lactating women medication in 490 drug instructions
- Author:
Xin-Lei LI
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Drug package insert; Lactating women; Research analysis
- From: Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal 2013;48(21):1886-1888
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the instruction for drug use for pregnant and lactating women and to provide reference for standardizing drug package inserts. METHODS: Four hundred and ninty drug instructions sampled from the pharmacy in our hospital were investigated and analyzed on the part for pregnant and lactating women medication by Provisions for Drug Insert Sheets and Labels, Regulatory Guidelines for the chemicals non-prescription drug, Regulatory Guidelines for chemicals and living creature product and other references. RESULTS: In prescription medicines, The rate of pregnant and lactating women to use the medicine circumstance marked was 53.91%, and that of "not yet clear" or "still have no data" was 13.28%, and the other 32.81% have never carried on to mark. In non-prescription medicines, The rate of pregnant and lactating women to use the medicine circumstance marked was 46.23%, 53.77% have never carried on to mark. CONCLUSION: The contents of pregnant and lactating women medication are far from perfect, Which should draw attention to better management.
