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Maternal exposure during pregnancy: Which Medications Cause It? (74,468 Reports Across 1,396 Drugs)

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Maternal exposure during pregnancy has been reported as an adverse event with 1,396 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 74,468 total reports. 3,110 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Maternal exposure during pregnancy are CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL, ADALIMUMAB, and PREDNISONE.

74,468
Total Reports
1,396
Drugs Involved
3,110
Deaths
12,406
Hospitalizations
32.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
97.4% / 2.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Maternal exposure during pregnancy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 9,013 9.1% 1,288 2,039 1,532
ADALIMUMAB 7,518 1.5% 1,362 2,065 1,651
PREDNISONE 6,587 4.2% 1,393 2,176 1,670
METHOTREXATE 6,223 2.5% 1,482 1,972 1,773
RITUXIMAB 6,093 3.4% 1,563 2,036 1,745
INFLIXIMAB 6,061 4.3% 1,324 1,900 1,585
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 5,809 8.7% 1,341 1,817 1,589
FOLIC ACID 5,768 25.2% 1,375 1,855 1,618
TOCILIZUMAB 5,737 5.8% 1,437 1,821 1,595
LEFLUNOMIDE 5,643 10.0% 1,522 1,900 1,804
ABATACEPT 5,485 4.7% 1,243 1,593 1,498
CETIRIZINE 5,472 11.5% 1,400 1,793 1,673
ETANERCEPT 5,403 1.5% 1,048 1,492 1,308
ALENDRONATE 5,144 18.5% 1,318 1,701 1,633
GOLIMUMAB 4,983 7.2% 1,192 1,565 1,478
DICLOFENAC 4,931 5.7% 1,489 1,852 1,714
SULFASALAZINE 4,875 12.1% 1,265 1,613 1,510
DESOXIMETASONE 4,813 41.4% 1,365 1,659 1,631
PHTHALYLSULFATHIAZOLE 4,655 49.9% 1,130 1,452 1,378
CORTISONE 4,320 38.8% 1,130 1,437 1,381

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Maternal exposure during pregnancy

9,013 reports
7,518 reports
6,587 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)