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Sleep apnoea syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (14,182 Reports Across 688 Drugs)

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Sleep apnoea syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 688 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 14,182 total reports. 505 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Sleep apnoea syndrome are SODIUM OXYBATE, ALBUTEROL, and PREDNISONE.

14,182
Total Reports
688
Drugs Involved
505
Deaths
4,205
Hospitalizations
53.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.0% / 45.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Sleep apnoea syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SODIUM OXYBATE 2,477 4.1% 7 136 1
ALBUTEROL 1,014 1.1% 1 441 56
PREDNISONE 864 0.5% 2 435 63
ADALIMUMAB 683 0.1% 4 234 3
MONTELUKAST 606 2.3% 0 332 56
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 515 1.4% 1 281 5
TIOTROPIUM 500 1.1% 2 186 56
APIXABAN 452 0.3% 6 327 65
BUPROPION 444 1.3% 2 217 2
TRAMADOL 436 0.6% 16 255 5
GABAPENTIN 433 0.6% 4 113 65
ESOMEPRAZOLE 374 0.5% 3 220 3
METOPROLOL 368 0.9% 0 244 2
OXYCODONE 351 0.2% 37 80 7
CLONAZEPAM 348 0.9% 3 224 10
TRAZODONE 337 1.8% 1 203 1
MOMETASONE FUROATE 336 2.9% 0 210 0
LEVOTHYROXINE 326 0.5% 2 215 0
PERINDOPRIL 308 3.8% 0 188 1
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 295 0.3% 3 50 6

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Sleep apnoea syndrome

2,477 reports
1,014 reports
864 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)