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Teratogenicity: Which Medications Cause It? (228 Reports Across 33 Drugs)

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Teratogenicity has been reported as an adverse event with 33 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 228 total reports. 12 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Teratogenicity are LEVETIRACETAM, DOLUTEGRAVIR, and LEUCOVORIN.

228
Total Reports
33
Drugs Involved
12
Deaths
35
Hospitalizations
15.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
61.3% / 38.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Teratogenicity Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LEVETIRACETAM 39 0.1% 0 0 0
DOLUTEGRAVIR 36 0.3% 0 21 21
LEUCOVORIN 36 0.1% 0 21 21
METHYLDOPA 36 1.4% 0 21 21
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 36 0.1% 0 21 21
PREDNISONE 34 0.0% 0 21 21
VALGANCICLOVIR 32 0.4% 0 21 21
RITONAVIR 28 0.2% 0 12 12
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 27 0.1% 0 13 13
OMEPRAZOLE 21 0.0% 0 20 20
SERTRALINE 20 0.0% 1 0 0
DARUNAVIR ETHANOLATE 18 0.4% 0 3 3
PREDNISOLONE 16 0.0% 2 4 3
VALPROATE 16 0.1% 0 0 0
DARUNAVIR\RITONAVIR 15 2.2% 0 15 15
CARBAMAZEPINE 13 0.1% 0 0 0
LAMOTRIGINE 13 0.0% 0 0 0
DARUNAVIR 12 0.3% 0 11 11
OLANZAPINE 12 0.0% 0 1 1
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 11 0.0% 1 4 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Teratogenicity

39 reports
36 reports
36 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)