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Wrong patient received medication: Which Medications Cause It? (2,693 Reports Across 83 Drugs)

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Wrong patient received medication has been reported as an adverse event with 83 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,693 total reports. 26 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Wrong patient received medication are MINOXIDIL, CETIRIZINE, and INSULIN LISPRO.

2,693
Total Reports
83
Drugs Involved
26
Deaths
158
Hospitalizations
64.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
82.4% / 17.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Wrong patient received medication Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
MINOXIDIL 1,482 2.4% 0 1 0
CETIRIZINE 306 0.6% 4 3 0
INSULIN LISPRO 105 0.1% 2 18 11
ALBUTEROL 65 0.1% 0 3 1
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL 41 0.1% 0 1 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 27 0.0% 1 8 0
TRAMADOL 27 0.0% 1 3 3
QUETIAPINE 24 0.0% 2 8 1
OLANZAPINE 23 0.0% 2 13 2
INSULIN HUMAN 22 0.1% 0 4 0
CETIRIZINE\PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 21 0.3% 0 0 0
OMEPRAZOLE 20 0.0% 1 7 0
SOMATROPIN 20 0.0% 0 0 0
TADALAFIL 19 0.1% 0 0 0
RISPERIDONE 18 0.0% 3 10 2
PREGABALIN 17 0.0% 2 1 0
CLOZAPINE 16 0.0% 1 12 2
FUROSEMIDE 16 0.0% 1 1 0
GABAPENTIN 16 0.0% 0 0 0
LEVOTHYROXINE 16 0.0% 0 6 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Wrong patient received medication

1,482 reports
306 reports
105 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)