Abstract

AN OBSERVATIONAL PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF PRESCRIBING AND OTC DRUGS DURING PREGNANCY IN TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL

*Neha N. Rajpurohit, Preeti Soni, Kuldeep Pradhan, B. Jayachandra Babu, S. S. Sisodia

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Abstract

Pregnancy is defined as the delivery of at least one posterity, known as a fetus or incipient organism into a female’s uterus. The time duration of pregnancy is forty weeks according to medical researchers. Three trimesters are used to divide the time span 0- 12 weeks of the first trimester and 13-28 weeks of the second trimester and 29-40weeks of the third trimester. The drug usage becomes a major concern for pregnant women, whether it is professionally prescribed antibiotics, over the counter drugs or home remedies (WHO, 1998).

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