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Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity: Which Medications Cause It? (735 Reports Across 28 Drugs)

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Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity has been reported as an adverse event with 28 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 735 total reports. 38 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity are LIDOCAINE, BUPIVACAINE, and ROPIVACAINE.

735
Total Reports
28
Drugs Involved
38
Deaths
512
Hospitalizations
49.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
59.5% / 40.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LIDOCAINE 511 2.3% 22 364 250
BUPIVACAINE 188 1.7% 6 118 99
ROPIVACAINE 109 3.7% 8 73 42
EPINEPHRINE 59 0.4% 1 42 25
PROPOFOL 23 0.1% 4 20 16
EPINEPHRINE\LIDOCAINE 19 0.8% 0 12 6
FENTANYL 18 0.0% 0 11 9
KETAMINE 12 0.2% 1 10 7
MEPIVACAINE 11 1.6% 0 5 6
MIDAZOLAM 11 0.1% 2 8 3
REMIFENTANIL 11 0.4% 1 10 6
METOPROLOL 10 0.0% 0 9 0
NOREPINEPHRINE 9 0.2% 0 7 7
BUPROPION 8 0.0% 0 7 0
LIDOCAINE ANHYDROUS 8 12.9% 0 8 5
AMIODARONE 7 0.0% 2 5 2
EGG PHOSPHOLIPIDS\SAFFLOWER OIL\SOYBEAN OIL 7 3.6% 6 5 0
NITRIC 7 0.2% 0 7 0
VASOPRESSIN 7 0.4% 0 6 6
DIVALPROEX 6 0.1% 0 6 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity

511 reports
188 reports
109 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)