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- Title
The safety of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid use during the first trimester of pregnancy.
- Authors
Daniel, Sharon; Doron, Maya; Fishman, Boris; Koren, Gideon; Lunenfeld, Eitan; Levy, Amalia
- Abstract
Aims: The goal of the current study was to assess the risk for major congenital malformations following first‐trimester exposure to amoxicillin, or amoxicillin and clavulanic acid (ACA). Methods: A population‐based retrospective cohort study was conducted, by linking 4 computerized databases: maternal and infant hospitalization records, drug dispensing database of Clalit Health Services in Israel and data concerning pregnancy terminations. Multivariate negative‐binomial regression was used to assess the risk for major malformations following first‐trimester exposure, adjusted for mother's age, ethnicity (Bedouin vs Jewish), parity, diabetes mellitus, lack of perinatal care, and the year of birth. Results: The study included 101 615 pregnancies, of which 6919 (6.8%) were exposed to amoxicillin: 1045 (1.0%) to amoxicillin only and 6041 (5.9%) to ACA. No significant association was found, in the univariate and multivariate analyses, between first‐trimester exposure to amoxicillin or ACA and major malformations in general (crude relative risk, 1.05 95% confidence interval 0.95–1.16; adjusted relative risk 1.09, 95% confidence interval 0.98–1.20), or for major malformations according to organ systems. No dose–response relationship was found between exposure in terms of the defined daily dose and major malformations. Conclusion: Exposure to amoxicillin and ACA during the first trimester of pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk of major congenital malformations.
- Subjects
ISRAEL; FIRST trimester of pregnancy; CLAVULANIC acid; SECOND trimester of pregnancy; ABORTION; HUMAN abnormalities; PERINATAL care; MIFEPRISTONE
- Publication
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2019, Vol 85, Issue 12, p2856
- ISSN
0306-5251
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/bcp.14118