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General Anesthesia [PE]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 7 Drugs

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General Anesthesia [PE] includes 7 drugs with a combined 33,836 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

7
Drugs in Class
33,836
Combined Reports

All General Anesthesia [PE] Drugs Ranked by Reports

Drug Brand Name Reports Deaths Hosp. Death Rate
PROPOFOL Propofol 16,061 1,970 6,577 12.3%
KETAMINE KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE 7,993 1,009 3,362 12.6%
SEVOFLURANE Sojourn 4,301 272 1,413 6.3%
DEXMEDETOMIDINE Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 3,280 235 1,258 7.2%
ISOFLURANE Isoflurane 828 131 228 15.8%
ETOMIDATE ETOMIDATE injection, solution 735 80 240 10.9%
DESFLURANE Suprane 638 32 226 5.0%

Common Side Effects in General Anesthesia [PE] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Drug ineffective 3,727 485
Hypotension 2,604 201
Off label use 2,484 362
Anaphylactic shock 2,309 110
Cardiac arrest 1,441 479
Bradycardia 1,228 113
Anaphylactic reaction 1,226 53
Product use in unapproved indication 1,031 95
Tachycardia 967 67
Toxicity to various agents 926 538
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