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Complication of device insertion: Which Medications Cause It? (14,635 Reports Across 30 Drugs)

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Complication of device insertion has been reported as an adverse event with 30 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 14,635 total reports. 15 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Complication of device insertion are COPPER, LEVONORGESTREL, and ETONOGESTREL.

14,635
Total Reports
30
Drugs Involved
15
Deaths
162
Hospitalizations
30.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
98.9% / 1.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Complication of device insertion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
COPPER 6,078 15.9% 0 2 0
LEVONORGESTREL 4,662 4.0% 1 48 10
ETONOGESTREL 3,234 7.3% 1 10 2
DEXAMETHASONE 168 0.1% 0 7 0
MIRENA 53 1.4% 0 3 0
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 51 0.1% 4 23 4
DEVICE 50 0.4% 2 3 0
CHLORHEXIDINE\ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 49 0.9% 2 3 0
PARAGARD 380A 46 2.6% 0 0 0
BIMATOPROST 33 0.2% 0 0 0
FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE 31 1.8% 0 0 0
LIDOCAINE 21 0.1% 1 1 0
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\ETONOGESTREL 17 0.2% 0 3 0
NEXPLANON 17 1.0% 0 0 0
TREPROSTINIL 15 0.0% 0 5 0
OZURDEX 14 28.0% 0 0 0
ADALIMUMAB 9 0.0% 0 3 0
BACLOFEN 9 0.0% 0 5 0
SECUKINUMAB 8 0.0% 0 0 0
SOMATROPIN 7 0.0% 0 0 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Complication of device insertion

6,078 reports
4,662 reports
3,234 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)