Evaluation of the Drug Utilization Pattern among Pregnant Women in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

A retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital to evaluate the drug utilization pattern pregnant women. total of 876 women were enrolled study. Parameters such as demography, gravidity, comorbid illness, neonatal outcome, drugs prescribed and their details collected. The mean age population found be 29.4±4.4 y (mean±standard deviation). Majority them underwent caesarean section (68.2 %) compared normal vaginal delivery (31.8 %). Most neonates healthy (94.3 whereas 0.8 % expired during postnatal period. Diabetes mellitus (33.6 most common comorbidity, followed by hypertension (28.3 thyroid disorders (18.3 Folic acid (15.7 calcium (15.2 drugs, ferrous fumarate (7.1 %), vitamin B12 (5.3 B6 (3.4 In terms defined daily dose/100 bed d, levothyroxine (369.3) frequently utilized drug, digoxin (53.6), dydrogesterone (27.4) salbutamol (20.5). Estradiol only food administration pregnancy category X prescribed, estradiol supplement this required improve rates after vitro fertilization.