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Medical device complication: Which Medications Cause It? (2,491 Reports Across 57 Drugs)

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Medical device complication has been reported as an adverse event with 57 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,491 total reports. 76 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Medical device complication are ETONOGESTREL, COPPER, and IMPLANON.

2,491
Total Reports
57
Drugs Involved
76
Deaths
627
Hospitalizations
36.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
87.7% / 12.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Medical device complication Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ETONOGESTREL 829 1.9% 1 25 3
COPPER 213 0.6% 0 6 0
IMPLANON 190 28.4% 0 9 1
LEVONORGESTREL 120 0.1% 1 70 7
NEXPLANON 97 5.6% 0 3 0
TREPROSTINIL 94 0.1% 0 58 0
PARAGARD 380A 91 5.1% 0 0 0
EPOPROSTENOL 76 0.6% 17 64 2
AMBRISENTAN 53 0.1% 3 28 0
BACLOFEN 53 0.2% 5 22 6
RISPERIDONE 51 0.1% 0 0 0
ALENDRONATE 41 0.2% 0 41 0
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 38 0.0% 7 31 1
MIRENA 38 1.0% 0 18 0
GOLIMUMAB 37 0.1% 0 0 0
ADALIMUMAB 23 0.0% 0 16 0
FOSAMAX 16 1.7% 0 15 0
MORPHINE 16 0.0% 1 7 3
FLOLAN 15 9.6% 3 9 0
REMODULIN 14 2.0% 0 13 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Medical device complication

829 reports
213 reports
190 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)