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Drug administration error: Which Medications Cause It? (18,486 Reports Across 589 Drugs)

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Drug administration error has been reported as an adverse event with 589 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 18,486 total reports. 526 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Drug administration error are INSULIN GLARGINE, ACETAMINOPHEN, and FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL.

18,486
Total Reports
589
Drugs Involved
526
Deaths
2,608
Hospitalizations
53.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.9% / 40.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Drug administration error Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
INSULIN GLARGINE 1,189 1.2% 15 229 13
ACETAMINOPHEN 980 0.7% 49 111 11
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL 732 1.5% 7 113 2
DOCOSANOL 721 9.2% 0 0 0
ASPIRIN 542 0.6% 100 240 40
METHYLPHENIDATE 526 1.7% 0 2 0
NICOTINE 492 1.5% 0 2 0
ALBUTEROL 418 0.4% 6 73 7
FLUTICASONE 292 0.9% 0 25 1
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 257 0.3% 6 40 1
NALTREXONE 256 1.0% 3 21 1
RISPERIDONE 255 0.3% 8 24 4
ETANERCEPT 253 0.1% 1 18 0
ADALIMUMAB 243 0.1% 2 38 1
MINOXIDIL 237 0.4% 0 3 0
FINASTERIDE 233 1.5% 4 58 0
CALCIUM\ICODEXTRIN\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 231 1.2% 4 30 1
CETIRIZINE 221 0.5% 2 1 1
TETRABENAZINE 220 4.1% 16 23 0
PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A 217 0.9% 0 1 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Drug administration error

1,189 reports
980 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)