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Sedation complication: Which Medications Cause It? (2,273 Reports Across 229 Drugs)

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Sedation complication has been reported as an adverse event with 229 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,273 total reports. 62 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Sedation complication are MORPHINE, CARBAMAZEPINE, and DILTIAZEM.

2,273
Total Reports
229
Drugs Involved
62
Deaths
1,234
Hospitalizations
56.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.0% / 38.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Sedation complication Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MORPHINE 635 0.5% 12 563 97
CARBAMAZEPINE 552 2.3% 2 540 81
DILTIAZEM 544 3.7% 0 534 74
CYCLOBENZAPRINE 529 5.8% 0 521 69
AMLODIPINE 528 0.8% 6 516 77
FUROSEMIDE 527 1.0% 0 520 69
OXAZEPAM 524 4.2% 0 519 67
NITROGLYCERIN 521 7.0% 0 517 73
ACEBUTOLOL 518 31.6% 0 514 66
DIPYRIDAMOLE 518 35.0% 0 514 68
ROSUVASTATIN 518 1.4% 0 514 65
AMITRIPTYLINE 516 2.5% 3 493 72
GLUCOSAMINE 516 37.8% 0 512 69
LACTULOSE 514 12.9% 0 510 72
OMEPRAZOLE 513 0.6% 1 508 67
LEVOTHYROXINE 507 0.8% 0 501 67
TIOTROPIUM 507 1.1% 0 503 69
ALBUTEROL 502 0.5% 0 498 73
LEVOFLOXACIN 500 1.2% 0 496 70
QUINAPRIL 500 27.2% 0 496 65

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Sedation complication

635 reports
552 reports
544 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)