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Epidural anaesthesia: Which Medications Are Safest? (56 Drugs Compared)

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56 medications are used for Epidural anaesthesia, with 647 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Epidural anaesthesia are BUPIVACAINE and LIDOCAINE.

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All Medications for Epidural anaesthesia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
BUPIVACAINE Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 223 466 2,367 4.1%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 209 1,738 5,570 7.6%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 153 42,491 15,153 45.0%
ROPIVACAINE Ropivacaine Hydrochloride 145 150 921 5.1%
EPINEPHRINE\LIDOCAINE - 54 36 311 1.5%
SUFENTANIL Sufentanil Citrate 53 382 1,651 8.8%
LEVOBUPIVACAINE - 44 12 150 3.0%
EPINEPHRINE EPINEPHRINE 43 1,469 4,388 9.7%
MORPHINE Morphine Sulfate 38 38,212 17,386 31.7%
PROPOFOL Propofol 14 1,970 6,577 12.3%
FENTANYL\FENTANYL - 13 1,564 1,000 41.9%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 10 22,319 51,311 17.8%
IOHEXOL Iohexol 10 298 1,604 5.1%
MEPIVACAINE\MEPIVACAINE - 8 5 42 3.2%
CHLOROPROCAINE Chloroprocaine Hydrochloride 7 1 18 1.1%
BUPIVACAINE\BUPIVACAINE ANHYDROUS - 5 11 39 8.9%

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Most Reported Drugs for Epidural anaesthesia

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