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Neuromuscular block prolonged: Which Medications Cause It? (222 Reports Across 25 Drugs)

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Neuromuscular block prolonged has been reported as an adverse event with 25 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 222 total reports. 9 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Neuromuscular block prolonged are ROCURONIUM, FENTANYL, and SUCCINYLCHOLINE.

222
Total Reports
25
Drugs Involved
9
Deaths
112
Hospitalizations
53.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
49.7% / 50.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Neuromuscular block prolonged Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ROCURONIUM 122 1.9% 4 67 18
FENTANYL 35 0.0% 0 21 12
SUCCINYLCHOLINE 35 1.5% 0 22 9
PROPOFOL 33 0.2% 0 20 11
SUGAMMADEX 33 1.5% 1 11 2
VECURONIUM 25 4.0% 3 11 0
REMIFENTANIL 20 0.7% 0 7 5
HYDROCORTISONE 11 0.0% 1 10 1
SEVOFLURANE 11 0.3% 0 2 4
DESFLURANE 10 1.6% 0 2 3
METAMIZOLE 10 0.2% 0 6 7
NEOSTIGMINE METHYLSULFATE 10 2.9% 0 1 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 8 0.0% 0 4 6
ATROPINE 8 0.3% 0 5 3
MAGNESIUM 7 0.1% 0 0 0
ROPIVACAINE 7 0.2% 0 6 4
TAMSULOSIN 7 0.0% 0 4 1
DROPERIDOL 6 0.7% 0 5 5
EPINEPHRINE 6 0.0% 0 5 2
MIDAZOLAM 6 0.1% 0 1 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Neuromuscular block prolonged

122 reports
35 reports
35 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)