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LEVODOPA: Side Effect Reports by Year

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Year-by-year breakdown of FAERS adverse event reports for LEVODOPA. Total: 6,610 reports.

Year Reports Deaths Hospitalizations Death Rate
2000 1 0 0 N/A
2002 12 0 0 N/A
2003 2 0 0 N/A
2005 1 0 0 N/A
2006 8 0 1 N/A
2007 2 2 1 100.0%
2008 9 0 8 N/A
2009 29 22 19 75.9%
2010 4 0 2 N/A
2011 13 0 12 N/A
2012 4 1 0 25.0%
2013 7 0 4 N/A
2014 15 1 6 6.7%
2015 19 8 14 42.1%
2016 20 2 11 10.0%
2017 31 8 21 25.8%
2018 21 3 7 14.3%
2019 438 26 64 5.9%
2020 372 64 58 17.2%
2021 797 63 92 7.9%
2022 337 28 13 8.3%
2023 83 42 8 50.6%
2024 91 50 12 54.9%
2025 38 16 10 42.1%
Total 6,610 546 729 8.3%

FDA approval date: Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982.

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