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Propofol Adverse Events Reported to the FDA Over Time

How are Propofol adverse event reports trending over time?

This graph shows volume of adverse events submitted to the FDA by quarter for Propofol, as well as related generic and/or brandname drugs containing the same primary active ingredients. Adverse events are counted if Propofol is flagged as the suspect drug causing the adverse event.

Most Common Propofol Adverse Events Reported to the FDA

What are the most common Propofol adverse events reported to the FDA?

Hypotension
317 (2.16%)
Rhabdomyolysis
268 (1.82%)
Pyrexia
239 (1.63%)
Renal Failure Acute
233 (1.59%)
Cardiac Arrest
230 (1.57%)
Propofol Infusion Syndrome
225 (1.53%)
Chills
191 (1.3%)
Bradycardia
181 (1.23%)
Drug Interaction
181 (1.23%)
Anaphylactic Reaction
169 (1.15%)
Oxygen Saturation Decreased
138 (.94%)
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Tachycardia
133 (.91%)
Anaphylactic Shock
131 (.89%)
Metabolic Acidosis
123 (.84%)
Medication Error
120 (.82%)
Ventricular Fibrillation
109 (.74%)
Blood Pressure Decreased
104 (.71%)
Respiratory Depression
103 (.7%)
Post Procedural Complication
102 (.69%)
Bronchospasm
101 (.69%)
Vomiting
101 (.69%)
Hepatitis C
96 (.65%)
Pain
95 (.65%)
Convulsion
88 (.6%)
Hypoxia
88 (.6%)
Respiratory Arrest
80 (.54%)
Oliguria
78 (.53%)
Renal Failure
78 (.53%)
Anaesthetic Complication
77 (.52%)
Blood Creatine Phosphokinase Increa...
77 (.52%)
Product Contamination Microbial
75 (.51%)
Nausea
72 (.49%)
Haematuria
70 (.48%)
Procedural Complication
70 (.48%)
Circulatory Collapse
68 (.46%)
Hyperkalaemia
68 (.46%)
Agitation
67 (.46%)
Drug Ineffective
67 (.46%)
Ventricular Tachycardia
65 (.44%)
Transmission Of An Infectious Agent...
64 (.44%)
Headache
63 (.43%)
Myoclonus
63 (.43%)
Product Contamination
62 (.42%)
Respiratory Failure
62 (.42%)
Dyspnoea
60 (.41%)
Erythema
59 (.4%)
Cardio-respiratory Arrest
57 (.39%)
Rash
57 (.39%)
Sepsis
57 (.39%)
Dystonia
53 (.36%)
Blood Creatinine Increased
52 (.35%)
Tremor
52 (.35%)
Urticaria
52 (.35%)
Influenza Like Illness
50 (.34%)
Multi-organ Failure
50 (.34%)
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
50 (.34%)
Lymphopenia
49 (.33%)
Pulmonary Oedema
49 (.33%)
Hypertension
48 (.33%)
Electrocardiogram St Segment Elevat...
47 (.32%)
Heart Rate Increased
47 (.32%)
Lactic Acidosis
47 (.32%)
Dyskinesia
46 (.31%)
Drug Toxicity
45 (.31%)
Depressed Level Of Consciousness
44 (.3%)
Pneumonia
44 (.3%)
Somnolence
44 (.3%)
Cardiac Failure
43 (.29%)
Electrocardiogram Qt Prolonged
43 (.29%)
Haemodialysis
43 (.29%)
Product Quality Issue
43 (.29%)
Cyanosis
42 (.29%)
Loss Of Consciousness
42 (.29%)
Mydriasis
42 (.29%)
Shock
41 (.28%)
Sinus Tachycardia
41 (.28%)
Coma
40 (.27%)
Delayed Recovery From Anaesthesia
40 (.27%)
Respiratory Distress
40 (.27%)
Hypersensitivity
39 (.27%)
Hyperthermia Malignant
39 (.27%)
Myalgia
38 (.26%)
Renal Impairment
38 (.26%)
Septic Shock
38 (.26%)
Arteriospasm Coronary
37 (.25%)
Drug Exposure During Pregnancy
37 (.25%)
Infection
37 (.25%)
Wrong Technique In Drug Usage Proce...
37 (.25%)
Alanine Aminotransferase Increased
36 (.25%)
Apnoea
36 (.25%)
Arrhythmia
36 (.25%)
Aspiration
36 (.25%)
Electromechanical Dissociation
36 (.25%)
Ventricular Extrasystoles
36 (.25%)
Blood Pressure Increased
35 (.24%)
Generalised Erythema
35 (.24%)
Stevens-johnson Syndrome
35 (.24%)
Restlessness
34 (.23%)
Abdominal Pain
33 (.22%)
Confusional State
33 (.22%)
Encephalopathy
33 (.22%)

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This graph shows the top adverse events submitted to the FDA for Propofol, as well as related generic and/or brandname drugs containing the same primary active ingredients, from Q1 2004 to Q3 2012. Adverse events are counted if Propofol is flagged as a suspect drug causing the adverse event. For each adverse event listed, percent (%) represents percentage of the adverse event to all adverse events reported for the drug. Percent does not represent a rate related to drug utilization.

Adverse Event Categories for Propofol

What are the most common Propofol adverse events reported to the FDA?

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This graph shows the top categories of adverse events submitted to the FDA for Propofol, as well as related generic and/or brandname drugs containing the same primary active ingredients, from Q1 2004 to Q3 2012. Adverse events are counted if Propofol is flagged as a suspect drug causing the adverse event. For each adverse event listed, percent (%) represents percentage of the adverse event to all adverse events reported for the drug. Percent does not represent a rate related to drug utilization.

Common Uses of Propofol According to Those Reporting Adverse Events

Why are people taking Propofol, according to those reporting adverse events to the FDA?

Anaesthesia
1227
Induction Of Anaesthesia
693
Sedation
654
General Anaesthesia
458
Product Used For Unknown Indication
365
Drug Use For Unknown Indication
293
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Sedative Therapy
223
Anaesthesia Procedure
83
Colonoscopy
67
Surgery
60
Endoscopy
52
Maintenance Of Anaesthesia
51
Induction And Maintenance Of Anaest...
47
Status Epilepticus
45
Pain
28
Convulsion
27
Abortion Induced
25
Sensory Disturbance
25
Analgesic Therapy
23
Intracranial Pressure Increased
22
Prophylaxis
20
Endotracheal Intubation
19
Osteotomy
18
Intubation
16
Stupor
16
Ill-defined Disorder
12
Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy
12
Preoperative Care
11
Mechanical Ventilation
11
Agitation
11
Premedication
10
Hypothermia
10
Light Anaesthesia
9
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopanc...
9
Tooth Extraction
8
Delirium
8
Analgesia
7
Mycobacteria Test
7
Insomnia
7
Femur Fracture
6
Electroconvulsive Therapy
6
Endoscopy Upper Gastrointestinal Tr...
6
Polypectomy
6
Brain Contusion
6
Gastric Operation
5
Cardioversion
5
Muscle Relaxant Therapy
4
Lumbar Puncture Headache
4
Fistula Repair
4
Sepsis
4
Varicose Vein Operation
4

Drug Labels

LabelLabelerEffective
PropofolAPP Pharmaceuticals, LLC20-OCT-09
PropofolAPP Pharmaceuticals, LLC26-OCT-09
PropofolAPP Pharmaceuticals, LLC10-DEC-09
PropofolHospira, Inc.05-JAN-10
PropofolAPP Pharmaceuticals, LLC20-AUG-10
DiprivanGeneral Injectables & Vaccines, Inc06-MAY-11
PropofolTeva Parenteral Medicines, Inc.07-MAR-13

Propofol Case Reports

What Propofol safety concerns are being reported by doctors and researchers in the medical literature?

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About Results

This report contains aggregated drug side effects and adverse events for Propofol. The data has been pulled from the United States Food and Drug Administration's (US FDA) Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS), a database containing more than 4,000,000 adverse event reports.

DrugCite expands your query using the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) to include generic drugs and primary active ingredients. While the core of DrugCite's advanced drug filtering algorithm is based on the industry standard UMLS, DrugCite's proprietary filtering system also includes dozens of additional steps to reconcile malformed drug names in the FDA's data.

DrugCite only counts a drug if the submitter of the adverse event indicates that the drug is suspected to have caused the adverse event.

Depending on how the data is aggregated, different counts may occur. When someone submits an adverse event to the FDA, the submitter can attribute multiple adverse events to one or more drugs. For example, an individual taking Paxil could submit the adverse events "anxiety" and "suicidal ideation" for the same individual safety report (ISR). This means when DrugCite aggregates by adverse event, two distinct adverse events are counted in the adverse event graph; once for "anxiety" and again for "suicidal ideation". However, when DrugCite aggregates by individual safety reports irrespective of the details of the adverse events contained within the safety report, the report is only counted once.

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