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Exposure during breast feeding: Which Medications Cause It? (2,633 Reports Across 115 Drugs)

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Exposure during breast feeding has been reported as an adverse event with 115 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,633 total reports. 85 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Exposure during breast feeding are COPPER, ADALIMUMAB, and FLUOXETINE.

2,633
Total Reports
115
Drugs Involved
85
Deaths
525
Hospitalizations
24.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
74.1% / 25.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Exposure during breast feeding Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
COPPER 412 1.1% 0 2 0
ADALIMUMAB 215 0.0% 1 51 1
FLUOXETINE 122 0.4% 1 32 21
NEVIRAPINE 117 1.8% 44 0 0
BUPRENORPHINE 110 0.1% 2 61 0
LAMIVUDINE 102 0.6% 43 1 0
LEVONORGESTREL 102 0.1% 0 2 2
ZIDOVUDINE 93 1.4% 43 1 0
BUPRENORPHINE\NALOXONE 83 0.4% 1 48 0
NICOTINE 81 0.3% 2 46 0
INSULIN LISPRO 74 0.1% 0 20 2
LAMIVUDINE\ZIDOVUDINE 74 2.8% 39 1 1
LAMOTRIGINE 74 0.2% 0 32 4
DULOXETINE 59 0.1% 1 9 1
INSULIN HUMAN 59 0.2% 0 17 1
ARIPIPRAZOLE 52 0.1% 0 18 4
QUETIAPINE 52 0.1% 0 13 1
ETANERCEPT 48 0.0% 0 6 0
SERTRALINE 47 0.1% 0 15 3
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 43 0.0% 0 15 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Exposure during breast feeding

412 reports
215 reports
122 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)