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Aspiration: Which Medications Cause It? (6,927 Reports Across 666 Drugs)

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Aspiration has been reported as an adverse event with 666 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,927 total reports. 2,818 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Aspiration are CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA, QUETIAPINE, and ACETAMINOPHEN.

6,927
Total Reports
666
Drugs Involved
2,818
Deaths
4,090
Hospitalizations
58.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
46.6% / 53.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Aspiration Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 400 0.7% 187 313 17
QUETIAPINE 268 0.4% 86 204 64
ACETAMINOPHEN 249 0.2% 120 186 52
MORPHINE 246 0.2% 118 154 31
CLOZAPINE 245 0.3% 149 123 34
ALBUTEROL 225 0.2% 46 205 65
PREGABALIN 222 0.2% 77 145 26
MEPOLIZUMAB 155 0.4% 23 144 40
TIOTROPIUM 152 0.3% 14 133 8
IPRATROPIUM 150 2.0% 36 147 48
OLANZAPINE 148 0.3% 80 71 27
PANTOPRAZOLE 145 0.2% 28 133 18
BUDESONIDE 137 0.6% 32 134 30
DOMPERIDONE 137 3.0% 35 128 26
NITROGLYCERIN 137 1.8% 34 136 33
DIAZEPAM 136 0.4% 95 42 9
LANSOPRAZOLE 136 0.2% 35 127 27
PREDNISONE 135 0.1% 49 111 56
ADALIMUMAB 134 0.0% 46 97 13
TRAZODONE 134 0.7% 29 116 18

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Aspiration

400 reports
268 reports
249 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)