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Caesarean section: Which Medications Cause It? (5,747 Reports Across 380 Drugs)

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Caesarean section has been reported as an adverse event with 380 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,747 total reports. 119 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Caesarean section are NATALIZUMAB, CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL, and INTERFERON BETA-1A.

5,747
Total Reports
380
Drugs Involved
119
Deaths
1,577
Hospitalizations
31.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
97.4% / 2.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Caesarean section Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NATALIZUMAB 421 0.7% 0 72 0
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 417 0.4% 0 90 1
INTERFERON BETA-1A 342 0.5% 0 31 0
ARIPIPRAZOLE 286 0.4% 2 71 7
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 273 0.7% 18 54 7
INFLIXIMAB 216 0.2% 0 68 3
ADALIMUMAB 188 0.0% 2 68 1
DIMETHYL 178 0.2% 0 38 0
RITONAVIR 151 1.3% 19 70 4
METFORMIN 144 0.2% 20 56 12
ASPIRIN 134 0.1% 2 36 4
ETANERCEPT 128 0.0% 0 32 0
ATAZANAVIR 114 2.1% 1 26 2
QUETIAPINE 112 0.2% 1 40 16
LEVETIRACETAM 107 0.2% 1 29 6
LEVOTHYROXINE 107 0.2% 0 16 1
ACETAMINOPHEN 105 0.1% 1 57 7
LAMIVUDINE 105 0.6% 18 58 2
ZIDOVUDINE 98 1.5% 21 56 3
RALTEGRAVIR 97 1.1% 19 60 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Caesarean section

421 reports
417 reports
342 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)