Background: Drug utilization research aims to expedite the rational use of drugs in population. Pregnancy is a distinct physiological condition, where careful consideration of the benefit to the mother and the risk to the foetus is required while prescribing drugs. Various drugs were administered in relation to covid 19 and pregnancy. The primary aim of this study is to assess drug utilization in patients with Covid positive pregnancies and deliveries in tertiary care hospital and to observe the side effects, safety, tolerability of drugs utilized in Covid 19 pregnant case.
Materials and methods: This is a retrospective, observational study, conducted in a tertiary care center over 14 months (March 2020 to May 2021). Case records of Covid positive pregnant women and deliveries were included in the study.
Results: A total of 407 pregnant women medical records were reviewed. The majority of them were within the age of 21-30 years.. Vitamins and minerals along with tablet Azithromycin were the most commonly prescribed drugs for Covid positive pregnancies and deliveries and were well tolerated by the patients.
Conclusion: In the present study all the drugs were prescribed by generic names. No drug from FDA pregnancy risk category X was prescribed. Some drugs were utilized from FDA category D for life threatening chronic illnesses, however the drugs prescribed to treat Covid-19 were well tolerated by the patients.
