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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2013 Dec 17;31(9):811–822. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1361933

Table 10.

Greatest absolute decrease in exposure between 2005 and 2010 in ELBW infants

Rank Medication Decrease in exposure* Exposure in 2005* Exposure in 2010*
1 Metoclopramide −236 298 62
2 Ranitidine −152 293 141
3 Epoietin alpha −143 223 81
4 Indomethacin −139 424 285
5 Cefotaxime −118 282 164
6 Aminophylline −64 94 30
7 Albuterol −60 283 223
8 Dopamine −57 449 392
9 Ceftazidime −55 130 84
10 Dobutamine −51 162 110
*

Per 1000 infants.