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Device material issue: Which Medications Cause It? (1,501 Reports Across 17 Drugs)

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Device material issue has been reported as an adverse event with 17 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,501 total reports. 11 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Device material issue are COPPER, SOMATROPIN, and CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA.

1,501
Total Reports
17
Drugs Involved
11
Deaths
108
Hospitalizations
33.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
71.0% / 29.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Device material issue Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
COPPER 603 1.6% 0 11 0
SOMATROPIN 472 0.7% 0 1 0
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 68 0.1% 8 34 0
ADALIMUMAB 62 0.0% 1 25 0
ESTRADIOL 51 0.2% 0 0 0
PEGFILGRASTIM 33 0.0% 0 0 0
ESTRADIOL\LEVONORGESTREL 24 1.9% 0 0 0
ABATACEPT 14 0.0% 0 0 0
LEVONORGESTREL 13 0.0% 0 1 0
BACLOFEN 11 0.0% 0 5 2
METHOTREXATE 9 0.0% 0 5 0
ALBUTEROL 8 0.0% 0 0 0
BRETOVAMERAN 6 14.3% 0 0 0
CHLORHEXIDINE\ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 6 0.1% 0 0 0
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\ETONOGESTREL 6 0.1% 0 0 0
UNSPECIFIED INGREDIENT 6 0.0% 0 3 0
LEFLUNOMIDE 5 0.0% 0 5 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Device material issue

603 reports
472 reports
68 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)