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Epidural analgesia: Which Medications Are Safest? (38 Drugs Compared)

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38 medications are used for Epidural analgesia, with 335 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Epidural analgesia are ROPIVACAINE and FENTANYL.

335
Total Reports
38
Drugs Used

All Medications for Epidural analgesia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
ROPIVACAINE Ropivacaine Hydrochloride 142 150 921 5.1%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 113 42,491 15,153 45.0%
BUPIVACAINE Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 108 466 2,367 4.1%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 68 1,738 5,570 7.6%
SUFENTANIL Sufentanil Citrate 62 382 1,651 8.8%
EPINEPHRINE EPINEPHRINE 35 1,469 4,388 9.7%
LEVOBUPIVACAINE - 24 12 150 3.0%
MORPHINE Morphine Sulfate 18 38,212 17,386 31.7%
FENTANYL\FENTANYL - 11 1,564 1,000 41.9%
CLONIDINE Clonidine hydrochloride 7 2,401 3,920 19.1%
EPINEPHRINE\LIDOCAINE - 6 36 311 1.5%
DEXMEDETOMIDINE Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 5 235 1,258 7.2%

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