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Opioid Agonist [EPC]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 15 Drugs

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Opioid Agonist [EPC] includes 15 drugs with a combined 759,805 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

15
Drugs in Class
759,805
Combined Reports

All Opioid Agonist [EPC] Drugs Ranked by Reports

Drug Brand Name Reports Deaths Hosp. Death Rate
OXYCODONE Oxycodone Hydrochloride 190,468 55,140 21,279 28.9%
MORPHINE Morphine Sulfate 120,595 38,212 17,386 31.7%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 94,485 42,491 15,153 45.0%
HYDROMORPHONE Hydromorphone Hydrochloride 83,446 28,491 10,395 34.1%
TRAMADOL ConZip 75,664 14,555 19,235 19.2%
HYDROCODONE Hydrocodone Bitartrate 47,828 24,200 3,569 50.6%
OXYMORPHONE Oxymorphone Hydrochloride 38,077 22,403 2,692 58.8%
TAPENTADOL Nucynta 29,208 20,205 3,304 69.2%
METHADONE METHADONE HYDROCHLORIDE 26,279 10,719 5,514 40.8%
CODEINE Codeine-Guaifenesin 21,932 5,971 3,758 27.2%
LOPERAMIDE Anti-diarrheal 18,011 1,551 4,298 8.6%
MEPERIDINE MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE 6,404 466 551 7.3%
SUFENTANIL Sufentanil Citrate 4,323 382 1,651 8.8%
REMIFENTANIL Remifentanil Hydrochloride 2,733 210 995 7.7%
LEVORPHANOL Levorphanol Tartrate 352 24 30 6.8%

Common Side Effects in Opioid Agonist [EPC] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Drug dependence 257,169 31,868
Overdose 176,890 75,896
Pain 137,512 7,188
Death 132,702 132,563
Toxicity to various agents 113,719 93,636
Emotional distress 110,105 2,591
Drug withdrawal syndrome 90,296 4,206
Drug abuse 58,058 35,871
Drug ineffective 40,492 4,013
Dependence 37,179 4,179
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