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EPHEDRINE for General anaesthesia: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 35 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where EPHEDRINE was used for General anaesthesia.

Most Reported Side Effects for EPHEDRINE

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Hypotension 119 10.3% 2 49
Toxicity to various agents 98 8.5% 87 9
Bradycardia 82 7.1% 2 23
Drug abuse 73 6.3% 55 12
Drug ineffective 73 6.3% 5 17
Exposure during pregnancy 63 5.5% 1 5
Maternal exposure during pregnancy 57 5.0% 1 29
Anaphylactic shock 56 4.9% 2 9
Anaphylactic reaction 48 4.2% 1 11
Cardiac arrest 47 4.1% 30 11
Foetal exposure during pregnancy 41 3.6% 5 4
Tachycardia 37 3.2% 0 10
Hypertension 36 3.1% 7 19
Eosinophilia 35 3.0% 5 13
Live birth 35 3.0% 1 3

Other Indications for EPHEDRINE

Product used for unknown indication (381) Hypotension (148) Anaesthesia (62) Procedural hypotension (31) Induction of anaesthesia (24) Blood pressure management (23) Prophylaxis (22) Spinal anaesthesia (13) Foetal exposure during pregnancy (12) Metabolic surgery (12)

Other Drugs Used for General anaesthesia

PROPOFOL (2,292) SEVOFLURANE (854) ROCURONIUM (836) SUFENTANIL (777) FENTANYL (763) KETAMINE (711) REMIFENTANIL (516) LIDOCAINE (403) ATRACURIUM (392) MIDAZOLAM (331)

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