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Foetal exposure during delivery: Which Medications Cause It? (647 Reports Across 71 Drugs)

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Foetal exposure during delivery has been reported as an adverse event with 71 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 647 total reports. 114 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Foetal exposure during delivery are MISOPROSTOL, NEVIRAPINE, and BUPIVACAINE.

647
Total Reports
71
Drugs Involved
114
Deaths
88
Hospitalizations
9.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.5% / 48.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Foetal exposure during delivery Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MISOPROSTOL 204 5.8% 6 34 12
NEVIRAPINE 112 1.7% 62 0 0
BUPIVACAINE 94 0.8% 24 1 3
FENTANYL 75 0.1% 2 6 4
LAMIVUDINE 63 0.4% 41 0 0
ZIDOVUDINE 59 0.9% 40 0 0
LAMIVUDINE\ZIDOVUDINE 49 1.9% 37 0 0
LIDOCAINE 44 0.2% 0 23 14
MORPHINE 43 0.0% 1 1 0
DINOPROSTONE 30 4.2% 3 3 5
OXYTOCIN 27 1.9% 3 4 1
PHENYLEPHRINE 25 0.6% 0 0 0
PROPOFOL 24 0.2% 0 5 2
ROCURONIUM 19 0.3% 0 2 1
CEFAZOLIN 16 0.3% 0 1 1
DEXAMETHASONE 16 0.0% 0 1 0
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 16 0.0% 16 0 0
EPINEPHRINE 15 0.1% 0 4 1
MAGNESIUM 13 0.1% 1 2 0
MEPIVACAINE 13 1.9% 5 3 5

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Foetal exposure during delivery

204 reports
112 reports
94 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)