Abstract
The inappropriate drug use during the pregnancy may cause serious complications. However, the consumption of drugs during the pregnancy cannot be totally avoided because of the existing chronic illness that may require continuous treatment or the development of new medical conditions during pregnancy that require therapeutic intervention. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the awareness about the drug safety and medication use among the pregnant women of the Northern Border Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study was carried out using a pretested and structured questionnaire among the pregnant women (N = 50) of the rural area, near Arar City and Rafha City, of the Northern Border Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The data obtained was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 19. It was surprising to note that neither doctors nor the pharmacists provided full information about the medicine to more than 3/4th of the patients. This type of practice by the doctors and pharmacist may pose pregnancy related problems to the expecting mothers and may lead to serious consequences. There is an urgent need to take remedial actions regarding this issue by the concerned authorities of the Northen Border Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.