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Propofol infusion syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (433 Reports Across 32 Drugs)

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Propofol infusion syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 32 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 433 total reports. 171 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Propofol infusion syndrome are PROPOFOL, LEVETIRACETAM, and MIDAZOLAM.

433
Total Reports
32
Drugs Involved
171
Deaths
201
Hospitalizations
33.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
39.1% / 60.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Propofol infusion syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PROPOFOL 420 2.6% 169 193 148
LEVETIRACETAM 60 0.1% 38 32 25
MIDAZOLAM 58 0.5% 37 37 27
DEXAMETHASONE 51 0.0% 38 34 35
LACOSAMIDE 50 0.2% 34 31 23
VALPROIC ACID 45 0.2% 36 32 24
KETAMINE 43 0.5% 36 31 26
TOPIRAMATE 39 0.1% 35 30 23
CLOBAZAM 36 0.3% 33 27 22
PENTOBARBITAL 36 8.1% 33 28 21
ISOFLURANE 35 4.2% 34 26 22
NOREPINEPHRINE 34 0.7% 7 22 13
MAGNESIUM 33 0.3% 33 25 21
OXCARBAZEPINE 33 0.3% 33 25 21
LORAZEPAM 30 0.1% 22 27 25
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 28 0.0% 25 24 18
PHENYTOIN 23 0.2% 12 16 13
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 14 0.0% 0 7 7
PHENOBARBITAL 12 0.2% 3 9 3
DIAZEPAM 11 0.0% 5 4 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Propofol infusion syndrome

420 reports
60 reports
58 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)