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Polyhydramnios: Which Medications Cause It? (685 Reports Across 106 Drugs)

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Polyhydramnios has been reported as an adverse event with 106 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 685 total reports. 36 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Polyhydramnios are METFORMIN, AZATHIOPRINE, and SERTRALINE.

685
Total Reports
106
Drugs Involved
36
Deaths
160
Hospitalizations
33.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
92.0% / 8.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Polyhydramnios Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METFORMIN 54 0.1% 7 6 0
AZATHIOPRINE 48 0.1% 10 2 0
SERTRALINE 44 0.1% 2 3 2
QUETIAPINE 42 0.1% 1 18 0
METHYLDOPA 40 1.5% 10 1 0
RITONAVIR 36 0.3% 0 9 0
FERROUS 34 0.8% 0 22 9
LITHIUM 33 0.2% 0 15 0
FLUOXETINE 32 0.1% 3 4 2
METOPROLOL 32 0.1% 10 0 0
TACROLIMUS 26 0.0% 8 3 2
LABETALOL 25 1.9% 5 0 0
ATAZANAVIR 23 0.4% 0 0 0
LAMOTRIGINE 22 0.1% 1 2 0
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 21 0.1% 0 1 0
LEVOTHYROXINE 21 0.0% 0 6 1
CALCIUM 20 0.1% 0 14 0
PREDNISONE 20 0.0% 0 7 0
ENOXAPARIN 18 0.1% 2 3 0
NIFEDIPINE 18 0.2% 0 14 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Polyhydramnios

54 reports
48 reports
44 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)