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Maternal exposure during delivery: Which Medications Cause It? (782 Reports Across 89 Drugs)

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Maternal exposure during delivery has been reported as an adverse event with 89 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 782 total reports. 32 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Maternal exposure during delivery are BUPIVACAINE, FENTANYL, and LIDOCAINE.

782
Total Reports
89
Drugs Involved
32
Deaths
245
Hospitalizations
30.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
98.5% / 1.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Maternal exposure during delivery Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
BUPIVACAINE 237 2.1% 4 67 29
FENTANYL 166 0.2% 1 49 18
LIDOCAINE 146 0.6% 0 53 19
MORPHINE 110 0.1% 3 42 12
OXYTOCIN 92 6.4% 2 37 17
ROPIVACAINE 91 3.1% 1 29 10
SUFENTANIL 62 1.4% 2 13 9
PROPOFOL 47 0.3% 2 23 8
ROCURONIUM 47 0.7% 5 13 9
MISOPROSTOL 45 1.3% 2 13 2
PHENYLEPHRINE 41 1.0% 0 9 6
SODIUM 38 0.2% 0 22 6
EPINEPHRINE 36 0.2% 1 12 5
METOCLOPRAMIDE 35 0.3% 0 9 0
CEFAZOLIN 31 0.6% 0 9 4
DEXAMETHASONE 30 0.0% 0 6 4
SUCCINYLCHOLINE 30 1.3% 3 18 5
MAGNESIUM 29 0.3% 0 17 10
FENTANYL\FENTANYL 28 0.8% 0 9 0
ONDANSETRON 27 0.1% 0 11 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Maternal exposure during delivery

237 reports
166 reports
146 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)