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Apgar score low: Which Medications Cause It? (648 Reports Across 107 Drugs)

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Apgar score low has been reported as an adverse event with 107 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 648 total reports. 65 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Apgar score low are SERTRALINE, ASPIRIN, and ACETAMINOPHEN.

648
Total Reports
107
Drugs Involved
65
Deaths
276
Hospitalizations
13.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
49.7% / 50.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Apgar score low Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SERTRALINE 48 0.1% 0 33 1
ASPIRIN 37 0.0% 3 16 3
ACETAMINOPHEN 32 0.0% 5 16 4
FLUOXETINE 32 0.1% 2 20 10
QUETIAPINE 32 0.0% 0 23 8
AZITHROMYCIN 31 0.2% 4 23 14
HEPARIN 27 0.2% 4 3 4
MAGNESIUM 26 0.3% 1 8 5
PROPOFOL 26 0.2% 2 6 8
DIAZEPAM 24 0.1% 5 6 3
LEVETIRACETAM 22 0.0% 1 4 1
BETAMETHASONE 20 0.3% 2 9 3
EPINEPHRINE 20 0.1% 1 7 6
FENTANYL 20 0.0% 2 5 0
VENLAFAXINE 20 0.0% 0 15 3
LIDOCAINE 19 0.1% 1 5 6
METHYLDOPA 19 0.7% 2 6 0
NIFEDIPINE 19 0.2% 1 8 3
RANITIDINE 19 0.0% 0 1 1
HYDRALAZINE 17 0.3% 0 2 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Apgar score low

48 reports
37 reports
32 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)