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Perinatal depression: Which Medications Cause It? (402 Reports Across 33 Drugs)

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Perinatal depression has been reported as an adverse event with 33 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 402 total reports. 2 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Perinatal depression are SODIUM OXYBATE, ZURANOLONE, and CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL.

402
Total Reports
33
Drugs Involved
2
Deaths
71
Hospitalizations
32.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
99.2% / 0.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Perinatal depression Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SODIUM OXYBATE 62 0.1% 0 2 0
ZURANOLONE 25 2.8% 1 2 0
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 23 0.0% 0 0 0
SERTRALINE 17 0.0% 0 6 0
ARIPIPRAZOLE 15 0.0% 0 11 0
BREXANOLONE 15 5.8% 0 1 0
ADALIMUMAB 14 0.0% 0 7 2
CALCIUM OXYBATE\MAGNESIUM OXYBATE\POTASSIUM OXYBATE\SODIUM OXYBATE 14 0.2% 0 1 0
LAMOTRIGINE 12 0.0% 0 10 0
ONDANSETRON 12 0.1% 0 2 0
BUPROPION 11 0.0% 0 1 0
LEVETIRACETAM 11 0.0% 0 3 0
CLONAZEPAM 10 0.0% 0 10 0
ETONOGESTREL 10 0.0% 0 2 1
INTERFERON BETA-1A 10 0.0% 0 3 0
LEVONORGESTREL 10 0.0% 0 3 1
LEVOTHYROXINE 10 0.0% 0 6 0
COPPER 9 0.0% 0 1 1
QUETIAPINE 9 0.0% 0 1 0
NATALIZUMAB 8 0.0% 0 3 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Perinatal depression

62 reports
25 reports
23 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)