Unintentional medical device removal: Which Medications Cause It? (11,141 Reports Across 20 Drugs)
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Unintentional medical device removal has been reported as an adverse event with 20 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 11,141 total reports. 49 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Unintentional medical device removal are PEGFILGRASTIM, LEVONORGESTREL, and COPPER.
11,141
Total Reports
20
Drugs Involved
49
Deaths
378
Hospitalizations
56.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
70.4% / 29.6%
Female / Male
Which Drugs Cause Unintentional medical device removal Most Often?
| Drug | Reports | % of Drug Reports | Deaths | Hosp. | Life-Threat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEGFILGRASTIM | 8,882 | 11.0% | 7 | 23 | 1 |
| LEVONORGESTREL | 1,068 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| COPPER | 513 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA | 334 | 0.6% | 34 | 239 | 6 |
| TREPROSTINIL | 212 | 0.2% | 3 | 70 | 6 |
| MIRENA | 41 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FOSCARBIDOPA\FOSLEVODOPA | 12 | 0.4% | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G | 8 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| TEDUGLUTIDE | 8 | 0.1% | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| EVOLOCUMAB | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MACITENTAN | 7 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| SELEXIPAG | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| AMBRISENTAN | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DIPHENHYDRAMINE | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| RIOCIGUAT | 6 | 0.0% | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| WATER | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| BUPRENORPHINE | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DEFEROXAMINE | 5 | 0.6% | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| LIDOCAINE | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| SODIUM | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 0 |