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Developmental delay: Which Medications Cause It? (7,608 Reports Across 176 Drugs)

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Developmental delay has been reported as an adverse event with 176 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 7,608 total reports. 205 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Developmental delay are ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE, ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE, and OXYCODONE.

7,608
Total Reports
176
Drugs Involved
205
Deaths
887
Hospitalizations
13.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
40.8% / 59.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Developmental delay Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 3,443 3.2% 74 279 9
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 3,271 3.3% 77 280 8
OXYCODONE 3,224 1.7% 122 354 12
HYDROMORPHONE 1,751 2.1% 67 231 10
MORPHINE 1,724 1.4% 62 228 9
TRAMADOL 1,604 2.1% 52 90 5
BUPRENORPHINE 1,013 1.2% 24 66 4
HYDROCODONE 858 1.8% 18 37 5
METHADONE 845 3.2% 11 36 0
BUPRENORPHINE\NALOXONE 584 2.7% 3 13 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE\OXYCODONE TEREPHTHALATE 578 4.9% 9 37 1
OXYMORPHONE 573 1.5% 8 130 1
FENTANYL 528 0.6% 14 136 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\CODEINE 445 2.9% 1 25 18
VALPROATE 399 2.5% 1 109 7
ACETAMINOPHEN\CAFFEINE\DIHYDROCODEINE 214 14.9% 6 5 1
ASPIRIN\OXYCODONE 214 0.8% 1 7 0
LEVETIRACETAM 172 0.3% 3 18 2
ONDANSETRON 162 0.7% 9 38 13
ASPIRIN\OXYCODONE\OXYCODONE TEREPHTHALATE 160 49.4% 1 112 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Developmental delay

3,271 reports
3,224 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)