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Table 1 List of medications and frequency of calls

From: Calls to a teratogen information service regarding potential exposures in pregnancy and breastfeeding

Medication

Frequency

Category %

Total %

Analgesics

6327

100

13.75

 Acetaminophen

3085

48.76

6.7

 Opioid

1257

19.87

2.73

 NSAID

1224

19.35

2.66

 Other

761

12.03

1.66

Anti-Infectives

3498

100

7.6

 Antibacterial

2008

57.4

4.36

 Antifungal

704

20.13

1.53

 Antiviral

601

17.18

1.31

 Other

185

5.289

0.4

Cardiovascular medications

884

100

1.92

 Anticoagulant

416

47.06

0.9

 Antihypertensive

246

27.83

0.53

 Cardiac

147

16.63

0.32

 Lipid-lowering

36

4.07

0.078

 Other

39

4.41

0.092

Cold medications

9865

100

21.44

 Antihistamine

3671

37.21

7.98

 Cough medications

2728

27.65

5.93

 Decongestant

3466

35.13

7.53

Corticosteroidsa

1191

100

2.59

Gastrointestinal medications

2423

100

5.26

 Antacid

847

34.96

1.84

 Antiemetic

496

20.47

1.08

 Antidiarrheal

423

17.46

0.92

 Laxative

91

3.76

0.2

 Other

566

23.36

1.23

Psychiatric medications

4175

100

9.07

 Antidepressant

2150

51.5

4.67

 Sedative/hypnotic

962

23.04

2.09

 Antipsychotic

343

8.22

0.75

 Mood stabilizer

337

8.07

0.73

 Stimulant

215

5.15

0.47

 Other

168

4.02

0.36

Other medications

3183

100

6.91

  1. aExposure could be topical or ingested