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ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2023

GPs' awareness of pregnancy: trends and association with hazardous medication use.

Eline Houben, Karin Ma Swart, Eric Ap Steegers, Petra Jm Elders, Ron Mc Herings

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Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Eline HoubenPHARMO Institute for Drug Outcomes Research, Utrecht; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam.ORCID 0000-0002-9173-3335
Karin Ma SwartPHARMO Institute for Drug Outcomes Research, Utrecht.ORCID 0000-0003-2521-5780
Eric Ap SteegersDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam.ORCID 0000-0001-6658-9274
Petra Jm EldersDepartment of General Practice, Amsterdam UMC, Location Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam.ORCID 0000-0002-5907-7219
Ron Mc HeringsPHARMO Institute for Drug Outcomes Research, Utrecht; Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam.ORCID 0000-0002-2561-8734
Pharmo Institute · NLAmsterdam Neuroscience · NLErasmus University Rotterdam · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGPs have been shown to be important providers of medical care during pregnancy, however, little evidence exists on their awareness of pregnancy when prescribing medication to women.

aimTo assess GPs' awareness of pregnancy and its association with prescribing medication with potential safety risks. DESIGN AND

settingPopulation-based study using confirmed pregnancy records linked to GP records from the PHARMO Perinatal Research Network.

methodGPs' awareness of pregnancy, defined as the presence of a pregnancy confirmation in the GP information system during pregnancy, was assessed from 2004 to 2020. GP prescriptions of medication with potential safety risks were selected during pregnancy and its association with GPs' awareness of pregnancy was assessed using multivariable logistic regression.

resultsA pregnancy confirmation was present in the GP records for 48% (

conclusionResults of this study indicate a potential issue with GP awareness about pregnancy status at the time medication with potential safety risks is prescribed. Although pregnancy registration by GPs improved over the years, inadequate use still seems to be made of the available information systems for appropriate drug surveillance.

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PMID37385759
PMCPMC9923771
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