Sedation: Which Medications Are Safest? (261 Drugs Compared)
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261 medications are used for Sedation, with 5,258 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Sedation are PROPOFOL and MIDAZOLAM.
5,258
Total Reports
261
Drugs Used
All Medications for Sedation Ranked by Safety Reports
| Drug | Brand | Reports | Deaths (all) | Hosp. (all) | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROPOFOL | Propofol | 1,714 | 1,970 | 6,577 | 12.3% |
| MIDAZOLAM | Midazolam | 1,360 | 1,808 | 4,691 | 16.2% |
| DEXMEDETOMIDINE | Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride in 0.9% Sodium Chloride | 859 | 235 | 1,258 | 7.2% |
| FENTANYL | FENTANYL | 706 | 42,491 | 15,153 | 45.0% |
| SUFENTANIL | Sufentanil Citrate | 413 | 382 | 1,651 | 8.8% |
| KETAMINE | KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 283 | 1,009 | 3,362 | 12.6% |
| MIDAZOLAM\MIDAZOLAM | - | 197 | 236 | 350 | 20.4% |
| DIAZEPAM | Diazepam | 194 | 12,045 | 13,635 | 31.6% |
| LORAZEPAM | Lorazepam | 193 | 6,187 | 15,431 | 18.5% |
| REMIFENTANIL | Remifentanil Hydrochloride | 176 | 210 | 995 | 7.7% |
| MORPHINE | Morphine Sulfate | 131 | 38,212 | 17,386 | 31.7% |
| CISATRACURIUM | cisatracurium besylate | 123 | 224 | 610 | 13.0% |
| SEVOFLURANE | Sojourn | 108 | 272 | 1,413 | 6.3% |
| CLONAZEPAM | Clonazepam | 90 | 8,488 | 12,506 | 21.5% |
| QUETIAPINE | Quetiapine | 73 | 13,610 | 31,386 | 18.6% |
| HALOPERIDOL | Haloperidol | 71 | 1,882 | 7,393 | 11.8% |
| NOREPINEPHRINE | NOREPINEPHRINE BITARTRATE | 64 | 1,673 | 2,668 | 32.8% |
| FENTANYL\FENTANYL | - | 53 | 1,564 | 1,000 | 41.9% |
| LIDOCAINE | Burn Relief | 51 | 1,738 | 5,570 | 7.6% |
| CLONIDINE | Clonidine hydrochloride | 47 | 2,401 | 3,920 | 19.1% |