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Inadequate analgesia: Which Medications Cause It? (3,764 Reports Across 88 Drugs)

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Inadequate analgesia has been reported as an adverse event with 88 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,764 total reports. 47 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Inadequate analgesia are BUPRENORPHINE, OXYCODONE, and FENTANYL.

3,764
Total Reports
88
Drugs Involved
47
Deaths
340
Hospitalizations
54.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.6% / 44.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Inadequate analgesia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
BUPRENORPHINE 1,291 1.6% 4 34 3
OXYCODONE 836 0.4% 21 102 7
FENTANYL 290 0.3% 9 33 5
HYDROCODONE 285 0.6% 1 9 0
MORPHINE 221 0.2% 14 58 9
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 200 0.2% 4 17 1
NALTREXONE 175 0.7% 2 39 0
HYDROMORPHONE 137 0.2% 6 44 1
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 127 0.1% 3 20 3
TRAMADOL 91 0.1% 2 33 2
PREGABALIN 82 0.1% 0 30 2
ACETAMINOPHEN 77 0.1% 2 29 4
GABAPENTIN 62 0.1% 5 10 2
IBUPROFEN 51 0.1% 0 12 4
BUPIVACAINE 40 0.4% 0 4 0
OXYCONTIN 35 4.3% 1 1 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\TRAMADOL 30 0.5% 1 10 5
LIDOCAINE 30 0.1% 0 2 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE\OXYCODONE TEREPHTHALATE 26 0.2% 4 11 0
BUPRENORPHINE\NALOXONE 25 0.1% 0 13 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Inadequate analgesia

1,291 reports
836 reports
290 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)