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Implant site infection: Which Medications Cause It? (1,738 Reports Across 90 Drugs)

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Implant site infection has been reported as an adverse event with 90 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,738 total reports. 50 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Implant site infection are BACLOFEN, ETONOGESTREL, and HYDROMORPHONE.

1,738
Total Reports
90
Drugs Involved
50
Deaths
487
Hospitalizations
36.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
66.6% / 33.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Implant site infection Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
BACLOFEN 717 2.8% 28 290 27
ETONOGESTREL 590 1.3% 0 22 5
HYDROMORPHONE 44 0.1% 0 20 5
MORPHINE 43 0.0% 0 27 10
TESTOSTERONE 38 0.1% 0 2 0
CLONIDINE 34 0.3% 0 22 9
BUPIVACAINE 32 0.3% 0 14 3
AMLODIPINE 30 0.1% 20 26 5
IBUPROFEN 29 0.0% 20 27 7
ACETAMINOPHEN 27 0.0% 20 24 4
FENTANYL 24 0.0% 1 18 7
NEXPLANON 23 1.3% 0 1 0
VENLAFAXINE 22 0.1% 20 21 2
ETANERCEPT 21 0.0% 9 13 11
METOPROLOL 21 0.1% 20 20 1
MIRTAZAPINE 21 0.1% 21 20 2
ZOPICLONE 21 0.2% 21 20 2
ACETAMINOPHEN\DIHYDROCODEINE 20 16.1% 20 19 1
RAMIPRIL 20 0.1% 20 19 1
SERTRALINE 20 0.0% 20 19 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Implant site infection

717 reports
590 reports
44 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)