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Methaemoglobinaemia: Which Medications Cause It? (1,608 Reports Across 126 Drugs)

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Methaemoglobinaemia has been reported as an adverse event with 126 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,608 total reports. 151 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Methaemoglobinaemia are DAPSONE, LIDOCAINE, and ACETAMINOPHEN.

1,608
Total Reports
126
Drugs Involved
151
Deaths
1,089
Hospitalizations
45.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
45.2% / 54.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Methaemoglobinaemia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DAPSONE 322 9.7% 13 242 48
LIDOCAINE 221 1.0% 19 134 75
ACETAMINOPHEN 186 0.1% 37 152 34
BENZOCAINE 162 29.6% 13 88 59
RASBURICASE 92 10.4% 8 70 10
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 86 0.2% 2 72 19
LIDOCAINE\PRILOCAINE 67 13.1% 0 50 21
PRIMAQUINE 56 30.3% 4 35 6
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 54 0.1% 4 42 13
MEROPENEM 46 0.3% 0 40 5
PHENAZOPYRIDINE 46 9.3% 1 42 14
IBUPROFEN 40 0.1% 11 35 11
GABAPENTIN 36 0.1% 0 31 3
PREDNISONE 35 0.0% 4 24 5
DOXYCYCLINE 31 0.2% 0 25 1
OXYCODONE 30 0.0% 0 27 2
CALCIUM 26 0.2% 4 26 0
PROPOFOL 26 0.2% 2 23 1
TACROLIMUS 26 0.0% 0 11 1
BUPROPION 25 0.1% 5 24 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Methaemoglobinaemia

322 reports
221 reports
186 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)