Materno-Fetal and Obstetrics Research Unit, Department "Woman-Mother-Child", Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Service of Pharmacy, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 27;19(9):5335. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095335.
Information on medication utilization among pregnant and postpartum women during the pandemic is lacking. We described the prevalence and patterns of self-reported medication use among pregnant and postpartum women during the third wave of the pandemic (June-August 2021). An online questionnaire was distributed in five European countries between June-August 2021. Pregnant women or women who had delivered in the three preceding months, and ≥18 years old, could participate. The prevalence of overall medication use, self-medication, and changes in chronic medication use were determined. A total of 2158 women out of 5210 participants (41.4%) used at least one medication. Analgesics (paracetamol), systemic antihistamines (cetirizine), and drugs for gastric disorders (omeprazole) were the three most used classes. Anti-infectives were less prevalent than during pre-pandemic times. Antidepressants and anxiety related medication use remained similar, despite a higher prevalence of these symptoms. Self-medication was reported in 19.4% of women, and 4.1% of chronic medication users reported that they changed a chronic medication on personal initiative due to the pandemic. In conclusion, medication use patterns in our cohort were mostly similar to those of the first COVID-19 wave and the pre-pandemic period. More studies are needed to explore factors associated with self-medication and changes in chronic medication use due to the pandemic in this perinatal population.
关于疫情期间孕妇和产后妇女用药情况的信息尚不清楚。我们描述了第三波疫情(2021 年 6 月至 8 月)期间孕妇和产后妇女自我报告用药的流行情况和模式。2021 年 6 月至 8 月期间,在五个欧洲国家在线分发了问卷。参与的孕妇或在过去三个月内分娩的妇女,年龄≥18 岁。确定了总体用药、自我用药和慢性用药变化的流行率。在 5210 名参与者中,共有 2158 名(41.4%)至少使用了一种药物。最常用的三类药物是镇痛药(对乙酰氨基酚)、全身抗组胺药(西替利嗪)和胃药(奥美拉唑)。抗感染药物的使用比大流行前时期要少。尽管这些症状的患病率较高,但抗抑郁药和焦虑相关药物的使用仍保持相似。19.4%的女性报告自我用药,4.1%的慢性用药患者报告因疫情个人主动改变了慢性用药。总之,我们队列中的用药模式与第一波 COVID-19 疫情和大流行前时期大多相似。需要更多的研究来探讨与这一围产期人群因疫情而自我用药和改变慢性用药使用相关的因素。