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Device breakage: Which Medications Cause It? (31,664 Reports Across 232 Drugs)

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Device breakage has been reported as an adverse event with 232 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 31,664 total reports. 176 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Device breakage are COPPER, SOMATROPIN, and ETONOGESTREL.

31,664
Total Reports
232
Drugs Involved
176
Deaths
2,383
Hospitalizations
30.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
76.6% / 23.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Device breakage Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
COPPER 9,201 24.0% 0 182 7
SOMATROPIN 7,761 11.4% 2 54 1
ETONOGESTREL 4,140 9.3% 0 44 4
LEVONORGESTREL 2,726 2.4% 1 271 23
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\ETONOGESTREL 741 6.4% 0 4 0
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 634 1.1% 43 427 12
TREPROSTINIL 396 0.4% 15 203 3
ADALIMUMAB 375 0.1% 0 114 1
ALBUTEROL 256 0.3% 0 12 4
EPOPROSTENOL 240 1.8% 39 214 14
INSULIN GLARGINE 237 0.2% 0 11 0
NEXPLANON 228 13.2% 0 0 0
METHYLPHENIDATE 222 0.7% 0 2 0
BACLOFEN 178 0.7% 8 64 6
RISPERIDONE 174 0.2% 0 1 0
INSULIN GLARGINE-YFGN 164 9.1% 0 1 0
PARAGARD 380A 160 8.9% 0 0 0
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 117 0.3% 0 14 4
DEVICE 108 0.9% 1 11 2
GLATIRAMER 108 0.2% 0 7 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Device breakage

9,201 reports
7,761 reports
4,140 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)