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Uterine perforation: Which Medications Cause It? (6,200 Reports Across 12 Drugs)

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Uterine perforation has been reported as an adverse event with 12 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,200 total reports. 7 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Uterine perforation are LEVONORGESTREL, MIRENA, and COPPER.

6,200
Total Reports
12
Drugs Involved
7
Deaths
2,759
Hospitalizations
29.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
100.0% / 0.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Uterine perforation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LEVONORGESTREL 4,973 4.3% 4 2,294 383
MIRENA 644 17.1% 0 395 40
COPPER 502 1.3% 0 32 4
PARAGARD 380A 17 0.9% 0 2 0
DEVICE 6 0.1% 0 1 0
LENVATINIB 6 0.0% 3 5 2
PEMBROLIZUMAB 6 0.0% 3 4 2
CISPLATIN 5 0.0% 0 5 0
METHOTREXATE 5 0.0% 0 4 0
MISOPROSTOL 5 0.1% 0 2 1
NAPROXEN 5 0.0% 0 1 0
TOCILIZUMAB 5 0.0% 0 1 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Uterine perforation

4,973 reports
644 reports
502 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)