Advances in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Department of Health Sciences Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prevalence and Safety of Prescription Medicine Use During Pregnancy in the Republic of Suriname in the Year 2017: A Pharmacoepidemiological Analysis
  Author(s): Vinoj H. Sewberath Misser*, Arti Shankar, Ashna Hindori-Mohangoo, Jeffrey Wickliffe, Maureen Lichtveld and Dennis R.A. Mans*
  
  Background: Using the claims database of the State Health Foundation from 2017, the prevalence and safety of prescription medicines given to pregnant women in Suriname (South America) have been determined. Methods: Prescription rates and proportions of the total number of prescriptions were calculated, overall and stratified for subgroups of age, region of residence, As well as major Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical and safety classification (Australian categorization system). Data were compared with the ?2 -test and the two samples test of proportions using normal theory method; p-values <0.01 were considered statistically significant differences. Results: Average prescription rates (number of prescriptions by number of patients) were 24.0, 29.7, and 32.5 in age groups 15-29, 30-44, and 45+ years, respectively (.. View more»
  

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