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Wrong patient: Which Medications Cause It? (419 Reports Across 109 Drugs)

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Wrong patient has been reported as an adverse event with 109 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 419 total reports. 28 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Wrong patient are OXAZEPAM, CLOZAPINE, and PREGABALIN.

419
Total Reports
109
Drugs Involved
28
Deaths
193
Hospitalizations
70.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.3% / 46.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Wrong patient Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
OXAZEPAM 72 0.6% 2 23 6
CLOZAPINE 70 0.1% 2 48 4
PREGABALIN 56 0.1% 10 42 8
RISPERIDONE 51 0.1% 5 21 0
SERTRALINE 48 0.1% 0 14 6
PANTOPRAZOLE 45 0.1% 9 25 0
CYAMEMAZINE 43 0.8% 0 23 0
FUROSEMIDE 43 0.1% 8 24 0
LAMOTRIGINE 42 0.1% 9 33 0
APIXABAN 35 0.0% 9 22 0
LOXAPINE 32 0.7% 9 20 6
LEVETIRACETAM 30 0.1% 0 13 8
LEVOTHYROXINE 30 0.1% 5 13 0
PERINDOPRIL 29 0.4% 9 27 0
BISOPROLOL 28 0.1% 9 12 3
OLANZAPINE 28 0.1% 1 19 0
AMLODIPINE 26 0.0% 0 6 0
GABAPENTIN 26 0.0% 1 24 0
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 25 0.1% 13 25 0
ALPRAZOLAM 22 0.1% 0 22 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Wrong patient

72 reports
70 reports
56 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)