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Anaesthesia: Which Medications Are Safest? (289 Drugs Compared)

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289 medications are used for Anaesthesia, with 6,931 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Anaesthesia are PROPOFOL and LIDOCAINE.

6,931
Total Reports
289
Drugs Used

All Medications for Anaesthesia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
PROPOFOL Propofol 2,503 1,970 6,577 12.3%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 1,064 1,738 5,570 7.6%
ROCURONIUM ROCURONIUM BROMIDE 875 424 1,982 6.5%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 835 42,491 15,153 45.0%
SUFENTANIL Sufentanil Citrate 781 382 1,651 8.8%
SEVOFLURANE Sojourn 755 272 1,413 6.3%
KETAMINE KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE 727 1,009 3,362 12.6%
BUPIVACAINE Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 643 466 2,367 4.1%
MIDAZOLAM Midazolam 595 1,808 4,691 16.2%
REMIFENTANIL Remifentanil Hydrochloride 483 210 995 7.7%
SUCCINYLCHOLINE Succinylcholine Chloride 451 216 714 9.2%
ATRACURIUM Atracurium Besylate 407 174 616 9.6%
ROPIVACAINE Ropivacaine Hydrochloride 378 150 921 5.1%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 274 22,319 51,311 17.8%
CISATRACURIUM cisatracurium besylate 207 224 610 13.0%
FORANE - 170 1 0 0.4%
MORPHINE Morphine Sulfate 144 38,212 17,386 31.7%
ISOFLURANE Isoflurane 126 131 228 15.8%
EPINEPHRINE\LIDOCAINE - 122 36 311 1.5%
DEXMEDETOMIDINE Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 113 235 1,258 7.2%

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