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Table 5 Modern medicines used for self-medication by pregnant women by trimester and US FDA pregnancy risk classification, Addis Ababa, 2017 (n = 112)

From: Self-medication practice and associated factors among pregnant women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Medicines used

n (%)*

Trimester, n

US FDA risk category

1st

2nd

3rd

Paracetamol

55 (49.1)

27

22

6

B

Amoxicillin

26 (23.2)

12

14

 

B

Tinidazole

5 (4.5)

2

2

1

C

Metronidazole

4 (3.6)

1

2

1

B

Ibuprofen

6 (5.4)

2

4

 

C

Albendazole

6 (5.4)

4

2

 

C

Panadol

7 (6.3)

3

4

 

D

Diclofenac

5 (4.5)

1

3

1

C

Mebendazole

2 (1.8)

1

1

 

C

Augmentin (amoxicillin + clavulanate)

1(0.9)

  

1

B

Azithromycin

1 (0.9)

 

1

 

B

Tetracycline

3 (2.7)

 

3

 

D

Magnesium trisilicate

2 (1.8)

1

1

 

B

Ciprofloxacin

4 (3.6)

1

3

 

D

Aspirin

3 (2.7)

1

1

1

D

Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim)

2 (1.8)

2

  

D

Ampicillin

2 (1.8)

 

2

 

B

Depo-provera (medroxyprogesterone)

1 (0.9)

1

  

X

Unknown medicines

3 (2.7)

2

1

  
  1. *More than one medicine could be used by a pregnant woman