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Product substitution issue: Which Medications Cause It? (44,132 Reports Across 625 Drugs)

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Product substitution issue has been reported as an adverse event with 625 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 44,132 total reports. 156 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Product substitution issue are AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE, BUPROPION, and METHYLPHENIDATE.

44,132
Total Reports
625
Drugs Involved
156
Deaths
2,278
Hospitalizations
50.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
65.3% / 34.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Product substitution issue Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 2,832 17.7% 1 30 46
BUPROPION 1,578 4.4% 0 25 51
METHYLPHENIDATE 1,408 4.5% 3 29 22
CLONAZEPAM 1,288 3.3% 1 36 15
LAMOTRIGINE 979 2.0% 15 88 37
ALBUTEROL 864 0.9% 2 38 20
LEVOTHYROXINE 803 1.3% 4 38 25
DULOXETINE 766 1.5% 1 41 42
ESTRADIOL 692 2.2% 0 5 10
SERTRALINE 636 1.1% 3 23 12
LEVETIRACETAM 572 0.9% 21 80 71
METOPROLOL 570 1.4% 2 67 13
VENLAFAXINE 563 1.2% 0 36 21
LOSARTAN 484 2.2% 0 35 26
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 483 1.6% 1 17 16
BUPRENORPHINE\NALOXONE 461 2.1% 3 9 21
ADALIMUMAB 460 0.1% 3 81 11
METFORMIN 434 0.5% 3 44 5
GLATIRAMER 432 0.9% 0 25 5
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 428 0.4% 0 11 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Product substitution issue

1,578 reports
1,408 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)