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Respiratory depression: Which Medications Cause It? (8,084 Reports Across 425 Drugs)

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Respiratory depression has been reported as an adverse event with 425 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,084 total reports. 2,949 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Respiratory depression are MORPHINE, FENTANYL, and METHADONE.

8,084
Total Reports
425
Drugs Involved
2,949
Deaths
3,506
Hospitalizations
45.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
45.8% / 54.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Respiratory depression Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MORPHINE 890 0.7% 288 341 237
FENTANYL 811 0.9% 295 342 166
METHADONE 759 2.9% 345 358 111
OXYCODONE 662 0.4% 284 273 131
DIAZEPAM 660 1.7% 359 211 151
ACETAMINOPHEN 582 0.4% 386 225 97
TRAMADOL 544 0.7% 268 189 105
GABAPENTIN 458 0.6% 135 232 73
LORAZEPAM 425 1.3% 87 279 81
PREGABALIN 425 0.4% 227 155 107
QUETIAPINE 403 0.6% 222 181 111
BACLOFEN 364 1.4% 21 259 67
ALPRAZOLAM 360 0.7% 214 129 82
BUPRENORPHINE 334 0.4% 131 133 49
HYDROMORPHONE 333 0.4% 60 186 44
OLANZAPINE 311 0.6% 160 122 61
FLUOXETINE 306 1.0% 77 217 34
CLONAZEPAM 258 0.7% 144 103 60
ALCOHOL 220 1.0% 167 54 27
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 220 0.9% 67 150 23

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Respiratory depression

890 reports
811 reports
759 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)