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Intensive care unit acquired weakness: Which Medications Cause It? (337 Reports Across 59 Drugs)

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Intensive care unit acquired weakness has been reported as an adverse event with 59 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 337 total reports. 50 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Intensive care unit acquired weakness are METHYLPREDNISOLONE, PROPOFOL, and MIDAZOLAM.

337
Total Reports
59
Drugs Involved
50
Deaths
273
Hospitalizations
50.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
41.6% / 58.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Intensive care unit acquired weakness Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 57 0.1% 1 45 6
PROPOFOL 55 0.3% 14 53 6
MIDAZOLAM 49 0.4% 13 48 1
PREDNISOLONE 47 0.1% 17 40 11
PREDNISONE 45 0.0% 0 43 1
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 42 0.1% 0 42 0
THIOPENTAL 41 3.9% 14 41 0
FENTANYL 40 0.0% 11 40 0
LEVETIRACETAM 40 0.1% 12 39 1
VANCOMYCIN 37 0.1% 3 37 3
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM 36 0.2% 0 35 0
RITUXIMAB 36 0.0% 1 36 1
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 35 0.1% 0 34 0
PHENYTOIN 35 0.2% 10 35 0
ROSUVASTATIN 34 0.1% 0 34 0
CEFTAZIDIME 33 1.0% 0 33 0
FUROSEMIDE 33 0.1% 0 33 0
KETAMINE 31 0.4% 3 30 2
PHENOBARBITAL 31 0.5% 11 31 0
VALPROATE 28 0.2% 11 28 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Intensive care unit acquired weakness

57 reports
55 reports
49 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)