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Apnoea: Which Medications Cause It? (4,667 Reports Across 350 Drugs)

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Apnoea has been reported as an adverse event with 350 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,667 total reports. 608 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Apnoea are FENTANYL, MORPHINE, and SODIUM OXYBATE.

4,667
Total Reports
350
Drugs Involved
608
Deaths
2,084
Hospitalizations
42.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.8% / 46.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Apnoea Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
FENTANYL 195 0.2% 25 83 43
MORPHINE 177 0.2% 32 88 50
SODIUM OXYBATE 172 0.3% 1 12 0
TRAMADOL 158 0.2% 16 122 17
PALIVIZUMAB 148 1.3% 10 107 27
QUETIAPINE 138 0.2% 2 62 18
LORAZEPAM 115 0.3% 5 51 28
ADALIMUMAB 109 0.0% 5 57 13
LEVETIRACETAM 106 0.2% 12 57 21
ACETAMINOPHEN 100 0.1% 21 42 18
LIDOCAINE 93 0.4% 14 54 39
MIDAZOLAM 85 0.8% 12 27 20
PROPOFOL 84 0.5% 12 28 26
LAMOTRIGINE 82 0.2% 12 31 8
BACLOFEN 78 0.3% 4 48 16
OXYCODONE 76 0.0% 12 28 13
DIAZEPAM 74 0.2% 5 28 11
HYDROMORPHONE 72 0.1% 9 37 10
OLANZAPINE 68 0.1% 5 29 9
SEVOFLURANE 66 1.5% 5 7 6

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Apnoea

195 reports
177 reports
172 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)