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Premature baby: Which Medications Cause It? (22,470 Reports Across 856 Drugs)

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Premature baby has been reported as an adverse event with 856 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 22,470 total reports. 1,470 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Premature baby are HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE, ASPIRIN, and BETAMETHASONE.

22,470
Total Reports
856
Drugs Involved
1,470
Deaths
7,182
Hospitalizations
19.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.5% / 49.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Premature baby Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE 3,930 17.4% 187 2,161 7
ASPIRIN 1,375 1.5% 104 278 57
BETAMETHASONE 1,060 13.5% 55 252 81
PREDNISONE 921 0.6% 65 221 49
METHYLDOPA 792 30.4% 21 156 33
NIFEDIPINE 791 9.6% 25 144 24
PREDNISOLONE 770 1.0% 59 133 25
TACROLIMUS 741 0.8% 99 193 16
MAGNESIUM 693 7.1% 39 164 44
ACETAMINOPHEN 686 0.5% 31 231 91
ENOXAPARIN 681 2.7% 80 198 54
DEXAMETHASONE 656 0.5% 36 194 45
AZATHIOPRINE 616 1.9% 39 133 5
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 599 0.9% 88 104 25
RITONAVIR 542 4.5% 71 83 37
INSULIN NOS 524 8.6% 11 104 12
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 520 0.4% 19 124 27
METFORMIN 511 0.6% 17 76 9
FUROSEMIDE 502 1.0% 20 94 36
LEVETIRACETAM 493 0.8% 20 123 15

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Premature baby

1,375 reports
1,060 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)