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Electroconvulsive therapy: Which Medications Are Safest? (34 Drugs Compared)

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34 medications are used for Electroconvulsive therapy, with 66 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Electroconvulsive therapy are SUCCINYLCHOLINE and PROPOFOL.

66
Total Reports
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Drugs Used

All Medications for Electroconvulsive therapy Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
SUCCINYLCHOLINE Succinylcholine Chloride 32 216 714 9.2%
PROPOFOL Propofol 14 1,970 6,577 12.3%
METHOHEXITAL Methohexital Sodium 9 5 12 4.0%
ETOMIDATE ETOMIDATE injection, solution 7 80 240 10.9%

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Most Reported Drugs for Electroconvulsive therapy

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