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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 8.

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

Rank Medication Exposure increase* Exposure in 2005* Exposure in 2010*
1 Vitamin A 179 93 273
2 Caffeine citrate 176 620 796
3 Poractant alpha 135 100 235
4 Ibuprofen 105 7.8 112
5 Fluconazole 95 141 236
6 Gentamicin 67 853 920
7 Fentanyl 47 295 342
8 Meropenem 45 36 81
9 Piperacillin/Tazobactam 44 45 89
10 Lorazepam 38 76 114
*

Per 1000 infants.