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Local Anesthesia [PE]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 9 Drugs

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Local Anesthesia [PE] includes 9 drugs with a combined 38,682 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

9
Drugs in Class
38,682
Combined Reports

All Local Anesthesia [PE] Drugs Ranked by Reports

Drug Brand Name Reports Deaths Hosp. Death Rate
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 22,732 1,738 5,570 7.6%
BUPIVACAINE Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 11,356 466 2,367 4.1%
ROPIVACAINE Ropivacaine Hydrochloride 2,967 150 921 5.1%
MEPIVACAINE Mepivacaine 702 19 183 2.7%
PROPARACAINE Proparacaine hydrochloride 314 0 37 N/A
PRILOCAINE Citanest Plain 256 2 75 0.8%
TETRACAINE Tetracaine Hydrochloride 202 5 19 2.5%
CHLOROPROCAINE Chloroprocaine Hydrochloride 91 1 18 1.1%
LIDOCAINE ANHYDROUS XYLOCAINE MPF 62 1 37 1.6%

Common Side Effects in Local Anesthesia [PE] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Drug ineffective 7,238 262
Off label use 3,611 273
Product adhesion issue 3,444 1
Product quality issue 3,284 9
Drug ineffective for unapproved indication 1,825 13
Pain 1,765 57
Hypotension 1,462 73
Toxicity to various agents 1,429 577
Drug hypersensitivity 1,401 80
Dyspnoea 1,301 119
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