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Incorrect drug administration duration: Which Medications Cause It? (17,188 Reports Across 295 Drugs)

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Incorrect drug administration duration has been reported as an adverse event with 295 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 17,188 total reports. 190 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Incorrect drug administration duration are ETONOGESTREL, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350, and NAPROXEN.

17,188
Total Reports
295
Drugs Involved
190
Deaths
1,021
Hospitalizations
55.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
70.5% / 29.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Incorrect drug administration duration Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ETONOGESTREL 1,796 4.0% 0 39 3
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 1,722 4.7% 4 14 3
NAPROXEN 1,272 2.4% 3 29 6
DOCOSANOL 803 10.2% 0 0 0
ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\ETONOGESTREL 740 6.4% 2 58 2
NICOTINE 561 1.7% 1 21 0
RANITIDINE 504 0.1% 0 9 1
GUAIFENESIN 490 6.1% 0 5 0
INSULIN LISPRO 367 0.5% 0 41 2
ACETAMINOPHEN 340 0.3% 5 10 1
INGENOL MEBUTATE 339 11.2% 0 9 0
FENTANYL 288 0.3% 4 16 2
DAYTRANA 287 19.8% 0 0 0
MIRALAX 283 20.9% 0 5 0
ALEVE CAPLET 278 22.4% 1 4 1
TERIPARATIDE 269 0.4% 6 38 2
LANSOPRAZOLE 267 0.4% 3 11 1
LOPERAMIDE 263 1.5% 1 3 1
SUMATRIPTAN 245 1.4% 0 1 0
METOCLOPRAMIDE 238 2.2% 4 6 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Incorrect drug administration duration

1,796 reports
1,722 reports
1,272 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)