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Drug dispensing error: Which Medications Cause It? (9,848 Reports Across 368 Drugs)

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Drug dispensing error has been reported as an adverse event with 368 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 9,848 total reports. 120 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Drug dispensing error are INSULIN LISPRO, UMECLIDINIUM\VILANTEROL TRIFENATATE, and FLUTICASONE FUROATE\VILANTEROL TRIFENATATE.

9,848
Total Reports
368
Drugs Involved
120
Deaths
860
Hospitalizations
54.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.3% / 40.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Drug dispensing error Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
INSULIN LISPRO 1,232 1.5% 0 21 5
UMECLIDINIUM\VILANTEROL TRIFENATATE 496 3.7% 0 10 0
FLUTICASONE FUROATE\VILANTEROL TRIFENATATE 413 1.7% 0 13 0
INSULIN HUMAN 309 1.1% 1 11 2
ADALIMUMAB 290 0.1% 1 12 0
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL 260 0.5% 0 22 0
ETANERCEPT 182 0.1% 0 4 2
DULOXETINE 145 0.3% 0 1 1
INSULIN DEGLUDEC 141 1.2% 0 2 0
PREGABALIN 141 0.1% 4 24 0
ALBUTEROL 132 0.1% 0 11 0
ISOTRETINOIN 129 0.4% 0 0 0
LAMOTRIGINE 100 0.2% 0 28 1
APIXABAN 93 0.1% 1 7 0
UMECLIDINIUM 91 1.4% 0 2 0
LEVOTHYROXINE 82 0.1% 0 17 1
EXENATIDE 77 0.3% 0 5 2
FLUTICASONE FUROATE\UMECLIDINIUM\VILANTEROL TRIFENATATE 76 0.3% 0 0 0
LINACLOTIDE 75 0.6% 0 0 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 74 0.1% 0 2 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Drug dispensing error

1,232 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)