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Infantile apnoea: Which Medications Cause It? (750 Reports Across 73 Drugs)

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Infantile apnoea has been reported as an adverse event with 73 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 750 total reports. 27 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Infantile apnoea are LAMOTRIGINE, VENLAFAXINE, and QUETIAPINE.

750
Total Reports
73
Drugs Involved
27
Deaths
355
Hospitalizations
3.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
41.8% / 58.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Infantile apnoea Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LAMOTRIGINE 73 0.2% 0 52 10
VENLAFAXINE 70 0.2% 0 21 2
QUETIAPINE 64 0.1% 0 32 8
SERTRALINE 50 0.1% 0 17 4
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 43 0.2% 1 21 0
LEVETIRACETAM 40 0.1% 0 35 8
ONDANSETRON 35 0.2% 3 5 3
METOPROLOL 30 0.1% 0 16 1
PORACTANT ALFA 30 5.3% 1 1 2
FLUOXETINE 28 0.1% 0 20 7
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 27 0.1% 0 9 3
CLONAZEPAM 25 0.1% 0 19 5
PAROXETINE 24 0.1% 0 10 0
AMITRIPTYLINE 23 0.1% 0 12 1
MORPHINE 20 0.0% 1 5 3
ALPROSTADIL 18 0.6% 0 4 8
METHYLDOPA 17 0.7% 0 9 0
MIRTAZAPINE 17 0.1% 0 0 0
OLANZAPINE 17 0.0% 0 5 0
INSULIN NOS 16 0.3% 0 12 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Infantile apnoea

73 reports
70 reports
64 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)