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Bacterial vaginosis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,340 Reports Across 58 Drugs)

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Bacterial vaginosis has been reported as an adverse event with 58 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,340 total reports. 5 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Bacterial vaginosis are COPPER, LEVONORGESTREL, and ESTRADIOL.

1,340
Total Reports
58
Drugs Involved
5
Deaths
212
Hospitalizations
37.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
99.6% / 0.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Bacterial vaginosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
COPPER 200 0.5% 0 5 0
LEVONORGESTREL 198 0.2% 0 14 2
ESTRADIOL 57 0.2% 0 2 0
OCRELIZUMAB 50 0.1% 0 10 0
ADALIMUMAB 49 0.0% 0 14 0
SECUKINUMAB 41 0.0% 0 8 3
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\ETONOGESTREL 39 0.3% 1 16 2
ETANERCEPT 34 0.0% 0 4 0
METHOTREXATE 33 0.0% 2 10 0
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB 32 0.1% 0 7 0
HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE 30 0.1% 0 14 0
ETONOGESTREL 29 0.1% 0 7 0
INFLIXIMAB 29 0.0% 0 7 0
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 27 0.0% 0 8 1
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 21 0.0% 0 6 0
METRONIDAZOLE 19 0.1% 0 4 0
TOFACITINIB 17 0.0% 0 1 0
NATALIZUMAB 16 0.0% 0 3 0
SODIUM OXYBATE 16 0.0% 0 2 0
FINGOLIMOD 15 0.0% 0 3 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Bacterial vaginosis

200 reports
198 reports
57 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)