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Spina bifida: Which Medications Cause It? (1,304 Reports Across 101 Drugs)

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Spina bifida has been reported as an adverse event with 101 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,304 total reports. 255 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Spina bifida are OXYCODONE, ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE, and ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE.

1,304
Total Reports
101
Drugs Involved
255
Deaths
100
Hospitalizations
19.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.0% / 48.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Spina bifida Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXYCODONE 268 0.1% 18 18 5
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 200 0.2% 10 10 3
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 188 0.2% 11 16 4
HYDROMORPHONE 174 0.2% 16 13 4
MORPHINE 159 0.1% 12 12 3
LAMOTRIGINE 142 0.3% 32 7 0
TRAMADOL 136 0.2% 7 8 1
BUPRENORPHINE 107 0.1% 4 4 1
VALPROIC ACID 101 0.5% 24 5 0
HYDROCODONE 93 0.2% 3 2 2
LEVETIRACETAM 91 0.2% 15 2 12
RITONAVIR 87 0.7% 33 10 11
VALPROATE 80 0.5% 28 8 2
DIVALPROEX 71 0.6% 10 2 2
EMTRICITABINE 66 1.8% 45 0 0
CLOBAZAM 62 0.6% 17 1 0
PAROXETINE 60 0.3% 5 6 0
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 56 0.1% 32 10 11
LOPINAVIR\RITONAVIR 55 0.7% 41 0 0
ATAZANAVIR 49 0.9% 16 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Spina bifida

268 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)