Postoperative analgesia: Which Medications Are Safest? (133 Drugs Compared)
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133 medications are used for Postoperative analgesia, with 1,823 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Postoperative analgesia are BUPIVACAINE and ACETAMINOPHEN.
1,823
Total Reports
133
Drugs Used
All Medications for Postoperative analgesia Ranked by Safety Reports
| Drug | Brand | Reports | Deaths (all) | Hosp. (all) | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUPIVACAINE | Bupivacaine Hydrochloride | 610 | 466 | 2,367 | 4.1% |
| ACETAMINOPHEN | Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen | 221 | 30,085 | 50,046 | 22.0% |
| BUPIVACAINE\MELOXICAM | - | 164 | 2 | 11 | 1.1% |
| MORPHINE | Morphine Sulfate | 131 | 38,212 | 17,386 | 31.7% |
| IBUPROFEN | equate ibuprofen | 92 | 6,705 | 29,386 | 7.7% |
| TRAMADOL | ConZip | 88 | 14,555 | 19,235 | 19.2% |
| OXYCODONE | Oxycodone Hydrochloride | 78 | 55,140 | 21,279 | 28.9% |
| FENTANYL | FENTANYL | 70 | 42,491 | 15,153 | 45.0% |
| METAMIZOLE | - | 57 | 821 | 3,361 | 14.6% |
| LIDOCAINE | Burn Relief | 50 | 1,738 | 5,570 | 7.6% |
| NEFOPAM | - | 46 | 360 | 1,685 | 12.6% |
| HYDROMORPHONE | Hydromorphone Hydrochloride | 43 | 28,491 | 10,395 | 34.1% |
| ROPIVACAINE | Ropivacaine Hydrochloride | 42 | 150 | 921 | 5.1% |
| KETOPROFEN | Orudis | 34 | 393 | 2,947 | 7.1% |
| DICLOFENAC | Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release | 24 | 6,378 | 16,398 | 7.3% |
| LEVOBUPIVACAINE | - | 23 | 12 | 150 | 3.0% |
| GABAPENTIN | Gabapentin | 20 | 11,101 | 16,499 | 14.9% |
| CELECOXIB | Celecoxib | 19 | 4,470 | 9,081 | 14.1% |
| CODEINE | Codeine-Guaifenesin | 17 | 5,971 | 3,758 | 27.2% |
| KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE | ketorolac tromethamine | 17 | 235 | 1,332 | 3.8% |