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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 9.

Greatest relative decrease in exposure between 2005 and 2010 in ELBW infants (≥1/1000 infant exposures in 2005)

Rank Medication % Change Exposure (2005)* Exposure (2010)*
1 Cromolyn −93 2.7 0.2
2 Terbutaline −88 3.4 0.4
3 Scopolamine −87 4.5 0.6
4 Norepinephrine −85 1.3 0.2
5 Metoclopramide −79 298 62
6 Ceftizoxime −75 1.6 0.4
7 Aztreonam −74 3.8 1.0
8 Theophylline −73 38 10
9 Doxapram −70 22 6.7
10 Chlorpromazine −69 1.3 0.4
*

Per 1000 infants.