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Wrong drug administered: Which Medications Cause It? (4,769 Reports Across 262 Drugs)

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Wrong drug administered has been reported as an adverse event with 262 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,769 total reports. 176 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Wrong drug administered are INSULIN LISPRO, INSULIN HUMAN, and INSULIN GLARGINE.

4,769
Total Reports
262
Drugs Involved
176
Deaths
839
Hospitalizations
54.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
58.5% / 41.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Wrong drug administered Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
INSULIN LISPRO 977 1.2% 0 72 14
INSULIN HUMAN 280 1.0% 0 38 9
INSULIN GLARGINE 259 0.3% 1 49 4
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 223 0.2% 4 82 1
INSULIN ASPART 143 0.7% 0 24 4
IBUPROFEN 94 0.1% 1 24 1
ACETAMINOPHEN 91 0.1% 6 14 4
DEVICE 84 0.7% 0 23 2
CETIRIZINE 64 0.1% 1 1 1
DENOSUMAB 58 0.0% 1 3 0
FEXOFENADINE 56 0.3% 0 0 0
WATER 55 1.2% 1 0 0
INSULIN GLULISINE 50 1.5% 1 12 3
LORATADINE 48 0.2% 0 5 0
CALCIUM\ICODEXTRIN\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 45 0.2% 2 17 0
DIANEAL LOW 45 0.4% 1 23 0
INSULIN DETEMIR 42 0.4% 0 9 0
BORTEZOMIB 40 0.1% 1 0 0
OMEPRAZOLE 40 0.1% 0 7 3
RISPERIDONE 39 0.1% 2 19 6

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Wrong drug administered

977 reports
280 reports
259 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)