| To our knowledge, this study provides the first analysis on the current use of drugs in pregnant women in Burkina Faso. |
| About half of medications used to manage illness during pregnancy were classified as potentially risky. |
| Nearly one-seventh of medications lacked a safety classification (US-FDA and AU-TGA drug classification) and more than one-quarter of women used medications classified as potentially risky to use during pregnancy. |
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