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Labour pain: Which Medications Are Safest? (40 Drugs Compared)

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40 medications are used for Labour pain, with 198 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Labour pain are BUPIVACAINE and FENTANYL.

198
Total Reports
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Drugs Used

All Medications for Labour pain Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
BUPIVACAINE Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 46 466 2,367 4.1%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 38 42,491 15,153 45.0%
ROPIVACAINE Ropivacaine Hydrochloride 38 150 921 5.1%
BUPIVACAINE\FENTANYL - 18 0 9 N/A
MEPERIDINE MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE 14 466 551 7.3%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 11 1,738 5,570 7.6%
NALBUPHINE Nalbuphine Hydrochloride 11 78 95 11.1%
ACETAMINOPHEN\CODEINE - 10 3,387 4,926 22.3%
BUTYLSCOPOLAMINE - 9 99 344 11.6%
CODEINE Codeine-Guaifenesin 7 5,971 3,758 27.2%
MORPHINE Morphine Sulfate 7 38,212 17,386 31.7%
SUFENTANIL Sufentanil Citrate 5 382 1,651 8.8%

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