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Respiratory arrest: Which Medications Cause It? (13,761 Reports Across 679 Drugs)

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Respiratory arrest has been reported as an adverse event with 679 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 13,761 total reports. 9,085 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Respiratory arrest are FENTANYL, ALPRAZOLAM, and OXYCODONE.

13,761
Total Reports
679
Drugs Involved
9,085
Deaths
6,207
Hospitalizations
47.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.6% / 47.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Respiratory arrest Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
FENTANYL 1,278 1.4% 1,130 470 114
ALPRAZOLAM 1,046 2.2% 996 366 66
OXYCODONE 989 0.5% 862 265 71
COCAINE 611 4.3% 600 205 17
GABAPENTIN 599 0.8% 551 198 40
ALCOHOL 571 2.6% 547 233 54
MORPHINE 558 0.5% 429 180 66
QUETIAPINE 533 0.7% 423 254 97
DIAZEPAM 523 1.4% 373 193 62
ACETAMINOPHEN 492 0.4% 427 210 63
CLONAZEPAM 491 1.2% 439 167 51
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 486 0.5% 441 182 26
METHADONE 410 1.6% 353 143 40
BUPROPION 407 1.1% 391 188 25
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 394 1.5% 377 170 35
TRAMADOL 376 0.5% 260 159 74
LORAZEPAM 336 1.0% 273 156 44
VENLAFAXINE 324 0.7% 293 147 22
TRAZODONE 308 1.6% 290 119 16
SERTRALINE 282 0.5% 238 139 41

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Respiratory arrest

1,278 reports
1,046 reports
989 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)