Index of reports
> Cases with Cardiac Arrest (6)
Below is the selection of side effect reports (a.k.a. adverse event reports) related to Precedex (Dexmedetomidine) where reactions include cardiac arrest. The selected reports were submitted to the FDA during the sample period of about a year.
Possible Precedex side effects in 44 year old female
Reported by a physician from Canada on 2012-05-03
Patient: 44 year old female, weighing 121.0 kg (266.2 pounds)
Reactions: Procedural Complication, Bradycardia, Cardiac Arrest
Adverse event resulted in: life threatening event
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Precedex
Other drugs received by patient: Remifentanil; Nexium; Fentanyl Citrate
Possible Precedex side effects in 34 year old male
Reported by a physician from Canada on 2012-04-26
Patient: 34 year old male, weighing 181.0 kg (398.2 pounds)
Reactions: Procedural Complication, Blood Pressure Decreased, Cardiac Arrest
Adverse event resulted in: life threatening event
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Precedex
Other drugs received by patient: Celebrex; (Remifentanil); Fentanyl Citrate
Possible Precedex side effects in 44 year old female
Reported by a physician from Canada on 2012-04-26
Patient: 44 year old female, weighing 121.0 kg (266.2 pounds)
Reactions: Procedural Complication, Bradycardia, Cardiac Arrest
Adverse event resulted in: life threatening event
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Precedex
Other drugs received by patient: Nexium; Fentanyl Citrate; (Remifentanil)
Possible Precedex side effects in 34 year old male
Reported by a physician from Canada on 2012-04-24
Patient: 34 year old male, weighing 181.0 kg (398.2 pounds)
Reactions: Procedural Complication, Blood Pressure Decreased, Cardiac Arrest
Adverse event resulted in: life threatening event
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Precedex
Other drugs received by patient: (Remifentanil); (Fentanyl); Celebrex
Possible Precedex side effects in 49 year old female
Reported by a physician from Canada on 2012-04-24
Patient: 49 year old female, weighing 152.0 kg (334.4 pounds)
Reactions: Cardiac Arrest
Adverse event resulted in: life threatening event
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Precedex
Other drugs received by patient: Propofol; Morphine; (Remifentanil); Rocuronium Bromide; Quelicin; Versed; Decadron
Possible Precedex side effects in 57 year old male
Reported by a pharmacist from United States on 2012-03-15
Patient: 57 year old male, weighing 143.0 kg (314.6 pounds)
Reactions: Agitation, Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy, Pulse Absent, Bradycardia, Cardiac Arrest, Pulseless Electrical Activity
Adverse event resulted in: life threatening event
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Precedex
Other drugs received by patient: Albutetol / Ipratropium MDI; Clonidine; Famotidine; Amiodarone Hydrochloride; Valproic Acid; Diltiazem HCL; Dexmedetomodine Hydrochloride; Furosemide; Heparin
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