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Complication of device removal: Which Medications Cause It? (13,797 Reports Across 21 Drugs)

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Complication of device removal has been reported as an adverse event with 21 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 13,797 total reports. 6 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Complication of device removal are COPPER, ETONOGESTREL, and LEVONORGESTREL.

13,797
Total Reports
21
Drugs Involved
6
Deaths
609
Hospitalizations
33.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
99.6% / 0.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Complication of device removal Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
COPPER 7,895 20.6% 0 142 8
ETONOGESTREL 3,578 8.1% 1 139 18
LEVONORGESTREL 2,039 1.8% 1 263 31
MIRENA 44 1.2% 0 12 1
INTERFERON BETA-1A 37 0.1% 0 1 0
TREPROSTINIL 24 0.0% 0 4 0
IMPLANON 21 3.1% 0 1 0
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\ETONOGESTREL 15 0.1% 0 1 0
UNSPECIFIED INGREDIENT 14 0.1% 0 1 0
BUPRENORPHINE 11 0.0% 0 0 0
DEVICE 11 0.1% 0 3 0
ESTRADIOL 11 0.0% 0 1 0
HISTRELIN 11 1.9% 0 0 0
CHLORHEXIDINE\ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 8 0.1% 0 1 0
LIDOCAINE 8 0.0% 0 1 0
NEXPLANON 8 0.5% 0 0 0
FENTANYL 6 0.0% 1 5 5
BACLOFEN 5 0.0% 1 3 1
EPINEPHRINE 5 0.0% 0 0 1
EPOPROSTENOL 5 0.0% 1 5 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Complication of device removal

7,895 reports
3,578 reports
2,039 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)