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Asphyxia: Which Medications Cause It? (6,281 Reports Across 407 Drugs)

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Asphyxia has been reported as an adverse event with 407 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,281 total reports. 2,583 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Asphyxia are MORPHINE, DIAZEPAM, and ACETAMINOPHEN.

6,281
Total Reports
407
Drugs Involved
2,583
Deaths
1,434
Hospitalizations
52.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.9% / 47.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Asphyxia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MORPHINE 368 0.3% 354 14 17
DIAZEPAM 353 0.9% 335 13 16
ACETAMINOPHEN 319 0.2% 299 18 14
OXAZEPAM 310 2.5% 309 0 12
METHADONE 289 1.1% 289 8 16
COCAINE 267 1.9% 264 3 3
TRAMADOL 257 0.3% 242 13 8
ALCOHOL 240 1.1% 236 2 0
CODEINE 225 1.0% 224 6 8
ADALIMUMAB 190 0.0% 19 63 3
BUPRENORPHINE 180 0.2% 178 1 7
NORDAZEPAM 167 6.0% 167 2 6
CANNABIS SATIVA SUBSP. INDICA TOP 166 1.9% 164 1 0
TICAGRELOR 166 0.7% 1 16 6
ALPRAZOLAM 164 0.3% 146 7 5
DIAMORPHINE 159 1.8% 156 1 0
BUDESONIDE 148 0.6% 2 25 16
OMALIZUMAB 146 0.2% 4 68 23
CYAMEMAZINE 141 2.7% 140 1 7
BACLOFEN 130 0.5% 128 7 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Asphyxia

368 reports
353 reports
319 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)