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Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy: Which Medications Cause It? (1,731 Reports Across 223 Drugs)

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Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy has been reported as an adverse event with 223 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,731 total reports. 1,057 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy are MORPHINE, METHADONE, and OXYCODONE.

1,731
Total Reports
223
Drugs Involved
1,057
Deaths
1,007
Hospitalizations
48.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.5% / 52.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MORPHINE 72 0.1% 51 29 4
METHADONE 69 0.3% 45 47 2
OXYCODONE 69 0.0% 54 25 8
GABAPENTIN 65 0.1% 30 39 13
FENTANYL 61 0.1% 30 26 15
ACETAMINOPHEN 58 0.0% 49 19 11
DIAZEPAM 55 0.1% 30 42 12
ONDANSETRON 48 0.2% 43 20 12
TRAMADOL 48 0.1% 34 17 1
METFORMIN 45 0.1% 25 41 19
OLANZAPINE 42 0.1% 28 23 27
ASPIRIN 41 0.0% 39 32 17
BACLOFEN 40 0.2% 14 27 12
VENLAFAXINE 40 0.1% 18 25 17
BUPRENORPHINE 36 0.0% 12 23 8
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 36 0.0% 33 23 11
DEXAMETHASONE 34 0.0% 27 20 5
EPINEPHRINE 34 0.2% 16 23 13
DIAMORPHINE 33 0.4% 13 23 5
IBUPROFEN 33 0.0% 27 19 10

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

72 reports
69 reports
69 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)