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Caesarean section: Which Medications Are Safest? (97 Drugs Compared)

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97 medications are used for Caesarean section, with 596 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Caesarean section are BUPIVACAINE and FENTANYL.

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All Medications for Caesarean section Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
BUPIVACAINE Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 325 466 2,367 4.1%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 38 42,491 15,153 45.0%
MORPHINE Morphine Sulfate 37 38,212 17,386 31.7%
OXYTOCIN Oxytocin 33 74 362 5.1%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 19 1,738 5,570 7.6%
CEFUROXIME Cefuroxime sodium 18 439 2,274 8.4%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 18 2,188 7,909 9.7%
SUFENTANIL Sufentanil Citrate 14 382 1,651 8.8%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 13 30,085 50,046 22.0%
ROPIVACAINE Ropivacaine Hydrochloride 12 150 921 5.1%
CEFAZOLIN Cefazolin 11 345 2,331 6.7%
TRAMADOL ConZip 11 14,555 19,235 19.2%
CARBOPROST TROMETHAMINE CARBOPROST TROMETHAMINE 10 2 54 0.3%
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE - 9 31,342 7,703 31.5%
CARBOPROST - 9 5 14 11.1%
OXYCODONE Oxycodone Hydrochloride 9 55,140 21,279 28.9%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 7 6,705 29,386 7.7%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 6 885 5,097 8.4%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 6 22,319 51,311 17.8%
EPINEPHRINE\LIDOCAINE - 6 36 311 1.5%

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