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Breakthrough pain: Which Medications Cause It? (1,405 Reports Across 70 Drugs)

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Breakthrough pain has been reported as an adverse event with 70 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,405 total reports. 34 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Breakthrough pain are FENTANYL, BUPRENORPHINE, and OXYCODONE.

1,405
Total Reports
70
Drugs Involved
34
Deaths
155
Hospitalizations
54.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
68.9% / 31.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Breakthrough pain Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
FENTANYL 259 0.3% 5 21 0
BUPRENORPHINE 184 0.2% 2 5 2
OXYCODONE 105 0.1% 12 13 2
MORPHINE 59 0.1% 9 16 0
SECUKINUMAB 59 0.0% 0 2 0
ETANERCEPT 57 0.0% 0 1 0
ADALIMUMAB 51 0.0% 0 0 0
PREGABALIN 48 0.1% 0 8 0
TOFACITINIB 47 0.0% 0 3 0
HYDROCODONE 46 0.1% 0 1 0
GABAPENTIN 39 0.1% 0 4 0
TAPENTADOL 35 0.1% 0 3 0
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 27 0.0% 0 0 0
METHOTREXATE 27 0.0% 0 15 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 25 0.0% 0 15 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 23 0.0% 1 5 0
PREDNISONE 23 0.0% 0 17 0
HYDROMORPHONE 22 0.0% 2 8 1
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 20 0.0% 2 4 0
BACLOFEN 20 0.1% 0 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Breakthrough pain

259 reports
184 reports
105 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)