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Neonatal respiratory failure: Which Medications Cause It? (358 Reports Across 41 Drugs)

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Neonatal respiratory failure has been reported as an adverse event with 41 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 358 total reports. 108 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Neonatal respiratory failure are VENLAFAXINE, METOPROLOL, and ONDANSETRON.

358
Total Reports
41
Drugs Involved
108
Deaths
183
Hospitalizations
0.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.8% / 48.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Neonatal respiratory failure Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
VENLAFAXINE 40 0.1% 0 27 0
METOPROLOL 26 0.1% 18 4 6
ONDANSETRON 26 0.1% 7 2 3
PORACTANT ALFA 25 4.4% 21 4 0
MIRTAZAPINE 17 0.1% 0 11 0
SPIRONOLACTONE 17 0.1% 0 17 10
PREDNISONE 16 0.0% 3 14 7
GABAPENTIN 14 0.0% 0 14 8
FUROSEMIDE 13 0.0% 2 13 7
LORAZEPAM 13 0.0% 0 13 1
METHYLDOPA 13 0.5% 13 0 3
AZATHIOPRINE 12 0.0% 10 1 0
IBUPROFEN 12 0.0% 4 7 6
LOSARTAN 12 0.1% 4 12 8
PAROXETINE 12 0.1% 0 9 0
TACROLIMUS 12 0.0% 6 3 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 11 0.0% 0 9 8
ZOPICLONE 11 0.1% 0 11 0
PROMETHAZINE 9 0.1% 0 9 0
RAMIPRIL 9 0.0% 0 1 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Neonatal respiratory failure

40 reports
26 reports
26 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)