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Laryngospasm: Which Medications Cause It? (1,677 Reports Across 125 Drugs)

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Laryngospasm has been reported as an adverse event with 125 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,677 total reports. 47 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Laryngospasm are OXALIPLATIN, PROPOFOL, and PACLITAXEL.

1,677
Total Reports
125
Drugs Involved
47
Deaths
560
Hospitalizations
51.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
68.6% / 31.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Laryngospasm Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXALIPLATIN 417 0.7% 7 150 54
PROPOFOL 93 0.6% 4 37 35
PACLITAXEL 68 0.1% 0 2 9
CAPECITABINE 57 0.1% 2 18 1
KETAMINE 49 0.6% 0 22 23
FENTANYL 46 0.1% 0 22 14
SUGAMMADEX 45 2.0% 1 22 18
OMALIZUMAB 43 0.1% 0 18 14
FLUOROURACIL 42 0.1% 3 13 0
SEVOFLURANE 38 0.9% 2 6 5
ACETAMINOPHEN 35 0.0% 0 27 16
CARBOPLATIN 35 0.0% 1 10 8
ROCURONIUM 34 0.5% 1 18 17
IRINOTECAN 31 0.1% 0 12 1
MONTELUKAST 31 0.1% 0 13 1
INFLIXIMAB 30 0.0% 0 3 8
MIDAZOLAM 27 0.2% 1 10 6
DEXMEDETOMIDINE 25 0.8% 0 5 7
ONDANSETRON 25 0.1% 1 16 19
LIDOCAINE 23 0.1% 0 15 14

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Laryngospasm

417 reports
93 reports
68 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)