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Hypoventilation: Which Medications Cause It? (1,747 Reports Across 211 Drugs)

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Hypoventilation has been reported as an adverse event with 211 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,747 total reports. 179 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hypoventilation are OMALIZUMAB, ALBUTEROL, and PREDNISONE.

1,747
Total Reports
211
Drugs Involved
179
Deaths
1,020
Hospitalizations
48.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.1% / 40.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hypoventilation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OMALIZUMAB 430 0.7% 13 221 15
ALBUTEROL 93 0.1% 9 65 22
PREDNISONE 89 0.1% 2 71 21
FENTANYL 73 0.1% 4 43 23
DIAZEPAM 71 0.2% 7 53 12
MORPHINE 69 0.1% 12 53 19
CLONAZEPAM 67 0.2% 0 33 22
OXYCODONE 64 0.0% 2 32 9
METFORMIN 63 0.1% 1 47 6
ROCURONIUM 61 0.9% 6 17 20
ACETAMINOPHEN 58 0.0% 3 33 17
PROPOFOL 57 0.4% 3 25 23
TRAMADOL 55 0.1% 3 50 21
PREGABALIN 53 0.1% 6 43 11
GABAPENTIN 49 0.1% 2 37 18
LEVETIRACETAM 49 0.1% 5 49 18
MEPOLIZUMAB 49 0.1% 0 33 19
DULOXETINE 45 0.1% 0 18 0
OLANZAPINE 45 0.1% 10 26 13
QUETIAPINE 44 0.1% 3 23 17

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hypoventilation

430 reports
93 reports
89 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)