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REMIFENTANIL for Anaesthesia: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 483 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where REMIFENTANIL was used for Anaesthesia.

Most Reported Side Effects for REMIFENTANIL

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Anaphylactic shock 351 12.8% 17 114
Hypotension 195 7.1% 13 71
Anaphylactic reaction 178 6.5% 16 59
Cardiac arrest 145 5.3% 35 37
Bradycardia 132 4.8% 11 56
Foetal exposure during pregnancy 132 4.8% 2 37
Drug ineffective 112 4.1% 22 41
Off label use 109 4.0% 25 60
Anaesthetic complication neurological 96 3.5% 0 3
Premature baby 91 3.3% 2 16
Drug interaction 78 2.9% 0 22
Tachycardia 76 2.8% 4 27
Toxic epidermal necrolysis 66 2.4% 47 61
Cardio-respiratory arrest 65 2.4% 23 15
Exposure during pregnancy 57 2.1% 0 8

Other Indications for REMIFENTANIL

General anaesthesia (516) Maintenance of anaesthesia (395) Induction of anaesthesia (331) Product used for unknown indication (300) Sedation (176) Analgesic therapy (93) Anaesthesia procedure (63) Sedative therapy (36) Foetal exposure during pregnancy (35) Induction and maintenance of anaesthesia (31)

Other Drugs Used for Anaesthesia

PROPOFOL (2,503) LIDOCAINE (1,064) ROCURONIUM (875) FENTANYL (835) SUFENTANIL (781) SEVOFLURANE (755) KETAMINE (727) BUPIVACAINE (643) MIDAZOLAM (595) SUCCINYLCHOLINE (451)

Related Pages

REMIFENTANIL Full Profile All Anaesthesia Drugs REMIFENTANIL Demographics REMIFENTANIL Timeline