Case No. (Date) |
Age in yr, Sex |
Medicationsa |
Symptom(s)b |
Outcome |
1(11/06/1997) |
Not provided, M |
Droperidol 0.5 mg i.v., clindamycin, bupropion |
Atrial fibrillation, cardiac arrest |
Death |
2(12/08/1997) |
23, M |
Droperidol 50 mg i.m., haloperidol 10 mg i.m., levomerpromethazine, zuclopenthixol |
Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Death |
3(06/25/1998) |
48, M |
Droperidol 25 mg i.m. |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
4(06/25/1998) |
26, M |
Droperidol 50 mg |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
5(06/25/1998) |
43, M |
Droperidol 50 mg i.m., lactulose |
Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Death |
6(06/25/1998) |
77, F |
Droperidol (no dosage information), haloperidol |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
7(06/25/1998) |
80, M |
Droperidol 0.25 mg oral, furosemide 40 mg oral |
Atrioventricular block |
Death |
8(06/25/1998) |
77, F |
Droperidol, haloperidol |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
9(06/25/1998) |
80, M |
Droperidol 0.25 mg oral, furosemide 40 mg oral |
Atrioventricular block |
Death |
10 (06/25/1998) |
48, M |
Droperidol 50 mg i.m. |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
11 (06/25/1998) |
77, F |
Droperidol oral, haloperidol oral, enalapril oral |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
12 (06/25/1998) |
24, M |
Droperidol 100 mg oral, levomepromazine, haloperidol 50 mg oral, pimozide, oxazepam, valpromide, chlorpromazine, trihexyphenidyl, zolpidem |
Cardiac arrest, overdose |
Death |
13 (09/30/1998) |
63, F |
Droperidol 0.625 mg |
Cardiac failure |
Hospitalization |
14 (10/07/1998) |
59, F |
Droperidol 0.625 mg i.v., cyclobenzaprine 10 mg po, fluoxetine, HCTZ/triamterene, amlodipine, diclofenac, simvastatin, anesthesia, atracurium, bupivacaine, cefazolin, fentanyl, ketorolac, lidocaine, metoclopramide, midazolam, nitrous oxide |
Torsades de pointes |
Hospitalization |
15 (10/08/1998) |
59, F |
Droperidol 0.625 mg i.v., cyclobenzaprine 10 mg oral, fluoxetine, HCTZ/ triamterene, amlodipine, diclofenac, simvastatin, anesthesia, atracurium, bupivacaine, cefazolin, fentanyl, ketorolac, lidocaine, metoclopramide, midazolam, nitrous oxide |
Torsades de pointes |
Hospitalization |
16 (12/03/1998) |
53, M |
Droperidol 0.625 mg i.v. x 1, dolasetron, 12.5 mg i.v., midazolam, ceftriaxone, propofol, lidocaine, fentanyl, vecuronium, oxygen, ketorolac, tromethamine, ondansetron, ephedrine, glucopyrronium, neostigmine, sevoflurane, sodium amidotrizoate |
ECG T-wave inversion, ventricular tachycardia |
Hospitalization |
17 (01/27/1999) |
53, M |
Droperidol 0.625 mg, dolasetron, midazolam, ceftriaxone, propofol, lidocaine, fentanyl, vercuronium, oxygen, ketorolac, tromethamine, ondansetron, ephedrine, glucopyrronium, neostigmine, sevoflurane, sodium amidotrizoate (Hyopaque) |
ECG T-wave inversion, ventricular tachycardia |
Hospitalization |
18 (06/16/1999) |
53, M |
Droperidol 0.625 mg, dolasetron, midazolam, ceftriaxone, propofol, lidocaine, fentanyl, vecuronium, oxygen, ketorolac, tromethamine, ondansetron, ephedrine, glucopyrronium, neostigmine, sevoflurane, sodium amidotrizoate (Hyopaque) |
ECG T-wave inversion, ventricular tachycardia |
Hospitalization |
19 (05/24/1999) |
Not provided, M |
Droperidol 10 mg i.m. x 1, lorazepam 2 mg i.m. x 1 |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
20 (06/28/1999) |
41, M |
Droperidol, oxacillin inj 6 gm i.v., metronidazole, fentanyl, dopamine, Nesdonal |
Tachycardia |
Death |
21 (07/08/1999) |
26, M |
Droperidol 10 mg i.m. x 1, lorazepam 2 mg i.m. x 1, olanzapine |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
22 (07/27/1999) |
30, M |
Droperidol, venlafaxine 900 mg, diazepam 100 mg, paracetamol |
Bradycardia, hypotension |
Hospitalization |
23 (08/27/1999) |
No information provided |
Droperidol i.v. |
Blood pressure decreased |
Life threatening |
24 (09/02/1999) |
21, F |
Droperidol 30 mg i.m. x 1, procyclidine, diazepam 20 mg i.m. x 2, alcohol, flumazenil, naloxone |
Tachycardia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome |
Death |
25 (10/04/1999) |
Not provided, F |
Droperidol 1 mg i.v., cyclophosphamide 510 mg i.v., warfarin, Niferex, alprazolam, Desogen, acetaminophen, mesna, dexamethasone, granisetron |
Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Hospitalization |
26 (01/20/2000) |
66, M |
Droperidol 1.25 mg i.v. |
Blood pressure decreased, ventricular tachycardia |
Life threatening |
27 (03/16/2000) |
Not provided, F |
Droperidol |
Tachycardia not otherwise specified |
Hospitalization |
28 (03/20/2000) |
36, M |
Droperidol 5 mg t.i.d., clozapine 450 mg daily, cefuroxime, metronidazole, heparin, calcium |
Cardiac disorder, not otherwise specified; conduction disorder, not otherwise specified |
Death |
29 (04/07/2000) |
36, M |
Droperidol 5 mg t.i.d., clozapine 450 mg daily, cefuroxime, metronidazole, heparin, calcium |
Conduction disorder, not otherwise specified |
Death |
30 (04/13/2000) |
35, M |
Droperidol 5 mg t.i.d., clozapine, cefuroxime, metronidazole, heparin, calcium |
Cardiac disorder, not otherwise specified |
Death |
31 (06/30/2000) |
23, F |
Droperidol i.v., metoclopramide i.v. |
Tachycardia, not otherwise specified; neuroleptic malignant syndrome |
Other |
32 (07/05/2000) |
32, M |
Droperidol i.m., diazepam, lorazepam 10 mg po, thioridazine, flurazepam 250 mg po, benztropine, haloperidol |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
33 (07/21/2000) |
81, F |
Droperidol 2.5 mg q 5 min x 2, albumin, milrinone, vasopressin, norepinephrine, esmolol, dobutamine, dopamine, metoclopramide 25 mg x 3 doses |
Hypotension, hyperpyrexia |
Death |
34 (07/21/2000) |
Not provided, F |
Droperidol 25 mg po, meclizine, valsartan, alendronate, conjugated estrogens/ progesterone |
Torsades de pointes |
Life threatening |
35 (08/14/2000) |
Not provided, F |
Droperidol 25 mg po, valsartan, alendronate, conjugated estrogens/progesterone, meclizine |
Torsades de pointes |
Life threatening |
36 (09/08/2000) |
71, F |
Droperidol 25 mg po, meclizine, valsartan, alendronate, conjugated estrogens/ progesterone |
Torsades de pointes, cardiomegaly, myocardial infarction, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, atrial fibrillation |
Life threatening |
37 (08/30/2000) |
76, M |
Droperidol 5 mg inj |
Hypertension, not otherwise specified; hypertensive crisis |
Life threatening |
38 (12/14/2000) |
79, M |
Droperidol 1.25 mg i.v. |
Tachycardia, not otherwise specified; hypertension, not otherwise specified; hypotension, not otherwise specified; perforated appendix |
Life threatening |
39 (12/18/2000) |
18, F |
Droperidol 1 mg/hr i.v., metoclopramide 10 mg po x 1 |
Tachycardia, not otherwise specified |
Hospitalization |
40 (03/06/2001) |
63, M |
Droperidol, aspirin, potassium, nitroglycerin SL, dalteparin, morphine, atorvastatin, diphenhydramine, valsartan, hydrocodon/acetaminophen, piperacillin/tazobactam, clindamycin, cefazolin, tobramycin, lisinopril, insulin, metoprolol, digoxin, acetaminophen, clonazepam, NTG infusion, furosemida |
Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Death |
41 (06/28/2001) |
20, not provided |
Droperidol 5 mg i.v. |
Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Death |
42 (06/28/2001) |
45, not provided |
Droperidol i.v. drip |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
43 (07/09/2001) |
53, M |
Droperidol 10 mg i.v. x 1, chlorpromazine, antibiotic |
Cardiovascular disorder, not otherwise specified |
Death |
44 (07/09/2001) |
61, M |
Droperidol 8 mg i.v./hr, piracetam 12 g i.v. daily, isosorbide, heparin |
Ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction |
Life threatening |
45 (07/09/2001) |
65, F |
Droperidol 240 mL i.v. daily, heparin |
Torsades de pointes |
Death |
46 (07/09/2001) |
38, F |
Droperidol 240 mL i.v. daily, heparin, diazepam, vitamin E |
Torsades de pointes |
Life threatening |
47 (07/09/2001) |
48, F |
Droperidol 240 mL i.v. daily, heparin, somatostatin, nitroglycerin, furosemide |
Torsades de pointes |
Death |
48 (07/09/2001) |
62, M |
Droperidol 240 mL daily for several days, heparin |
Torsades de pointes |
Death |
49 (07/09/2001) |
51, M |
Droperidol 200 mg daily infusion, midazolam, nitroglycerin |
Ventricular fibrillation, cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, cardiomegaly, arrhythmia |
Death |
50 (07/09/2001) |
74, M |
Droperidol 25 mg i.v. x 1 |
Ventricular fibrillation, ventricular extrasystoles |
Life threatening |
51 (07/09/2001) |
69, F |
Droperidol 5 mg, fentanyl 100 µg, vecuronium, thiopental, lidocaine, nitrous oxide |
Cardiac arrest, bradycardia |
Death |
52 (07/09/2001) |
56, F |
Droperidol epidural, famotidine i.v., bupivacaine, bupreorphine, Minophagen C, cefmetazole, Nitroderm TTS |
Prolonged Q-T interval, myocardial infarction |
Other |
53 (07/09/2001) |
29, M |
Droperidol 10 mg i.m. x 1, haloperidol, procyclidine, diazepam |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
54 (07/09/2001) |
36, M |
Droperidol 15 mg i.v. x 1, haloperidol, chlorpromazine |
Cardiac arrest, coronary artery disease, hypertensive crisis |
Death |
55 (07/09/2001) |
69, F |
Droperidol, phenoperidine 0.5 mg i.v. x 1, halothane, chlordiazepoxide |
Cardiac arrest |
Unknown |
56 (07/09/2001) |
34, F |
Droperidol 90 mg i.m., zuclopenthixol |
Cardiac failure |
Death |
57 (07/09/2001) |
54, M |
Droperidol 50 mg i.v. x 1 |
Cardiac failure, not otherwise specified |
Death |
58 (07/09/2001) |
23, F |
Droperidol 2 mg i.v., alfentanil, propofol, midazolam, atropine, oxygen, nitrous oxide |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
59 (07/09/2001, given 06/1988) |
77, F |
Droperidol 20 drops, haloperidol 30 drops, enalapril ½ tablet x 3 mos |
Cardiac arrest, bundle branch block, epilepsy, respiratory arrest |
Death |
60 (07/09/2001, given 06/15/1988) |
75, M |
Droperidol 25 mg daily |
Torsades de pointes, atrial fibrillation, atrioventricular block, cardiac failure, prolonged Q-T interval |
Life threatening |
61 (07/09/2001) |
40, M |
Droperidol 25 mg i.m. x 1 dose, mianserin, flunitrazepam, atrium, alimemazine, chlorpromazine, heptaminol |
Systolic blood pressure decreased |
Death |
62 (07/09/2001) |
Not available, not available |
Droperidol 25 mg i.m. x 1 |
Torsades de pointes |
Death |
63 (07/09/2001) |
32, M |
Droperidol , thioridazine i.m., lorazepam 250 mg po, diazepam po, flurazepam 10 mg po, haloperidol, benztropine |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
64 (07/09/2001) |
21, F |
Droperidol, olanzapine i.m., fluoxetine 20 mg daily, mefenamic acid po, lorazepam |
Cardiac arrest |
Hospitalization |
65 (07/09/2001, given 06/11/1993) |
24, F |
Droperidol 3.75 mg i.v. daily, Dilaudid 1.5 mg daily, midazolam 4 mg daily |
Cardiac arrest, cardiomyopathy, ventricular arrhythmia |
Hospitalization |
66 (07/09/2001) |
41, M |
Droperidol 2.5 mg i.m. daily, theophylline, terbutaline, metaproterenol, beclomethasone, prednisone |
Torsades de pointes, ventricular arrhythmia, drug level above therapeutic, asthma aggravated |
Hospitalization |
67 (07/09/2001) |
49, F |
Droperidol 1.25 mg i.v., metoclopramide, ranitidine |
Bradycardia, not otherwise specified; sinus arrest |
Hospitalization |
68 (07/09/2001) |
22, M |
Droperidol 5 mg i.m. x 1 dose, lithium, perphenazine, propranolol |
Cardiac arrest, hypotension |
Death |
69 (07/09/2001) |
39, F |
Droperidol, Dilaudid 1.5 x 1, fentanyl, midazolam, morphine, ampicillin/ sulbactam, edrophonium, atropine, ketorolac, propofol, vercuronium, bupivacaine |
Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Death |
70 (07/09/2001) |
35, F |
Droperidol 0.75 mg total, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, antihistamines, antitussive, acetaminophen, aspirin |
Cardiac arrest, ventricular fibrillation |
Hospitalization |
71 (07/09/2001) |
70, F |
Droperidol 2.5 mg i.v., metoclopramide |
Bundle branch block, prolonged Q-T interval, torsades de pointes |
Hospitalization |
72 (07/09/2001) |
52, M |
Droperidol 3.75 mg i.v., vasopressin, nitroglycerin |
Cardiac arrest, hypokalemia, ventricular fibrillation, torsades de pointes |
Death |
73 (07/09/2001) |
39, M |
Droperidol 10 mg i.m. |
Bradycardia, cardiac arrest |
Death |
74 (07/09/2001) |
47, F |
Droperidol i.v. |
Torsades de pointes |
Death |
75 (07/09/2001) |
36, M |
Droperidol 20 mg daily, chlorpromazine 1400 mg, fluvoxamine 200 mg, procyclidine 5 mg |
Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Death |
76 (07/09/2001) |
28, F |
Droperidol 5 mg, alfentanil, lorazepam, propofol, lidocaine, succinylcholine, isoflurane, atracurium |
Mitral valve prolapse, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular bigeminy, ventricular extrasystoles |
Required intervention |
77 (07/09/2001) |
23, M |
Droperidol 50 mg i.m., haloperidol 10 mg i.m., levomepromazine, zuclopenthixol, valproate |
Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Death |
78 (07/09/2001) |
77, F |
Droperidol 30 drops daily, haloperidol 30 drops daily, enalapril |
Bundle branch block, cardiac arrest |
Death |
79 (07/09/2001) |
56, F |
Droperidol 250 mg x 1, antidepressants (?) |
Prolonged Q-T interval |
Hospitalization |
80 (07/09/2001, occurred 9/27/1991) |
37, M |
Droperidol 125 mg, ranitidine, clomeiethiazole, nifedipine, metoprolol, potassium chloride |
Ventricular fibrillation |
Life threatening |
81 (07/09/2001) |
57, not reported |
Droperidol 0.25 mg/kg, fentanyl, methohexital 0.2 mg i.v. |
Cardiac arrest, prolonged Q-T interval, increased heart rate |
Unkown |
82 (07/09/2001) |
23, M |
Droperidol 50 mg i.m., haloperidol 10 mg i.m., levomepromazine, zuclopenthixol, valproate |
Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Death |
83 (07/09/2001) |
24, M |
Droperidol 100 mg i.m., haloperidol 50 mg i.m., levomepromazine, valproate, pimozide, oxazepam, chlorpromazine, trihexyphenidyl, zolpidem |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
84 (07/09/2001) |
43, M |
Droperidol 50 mg i.m., lactulose, charbon powder |
Atrioventricular block, bradycardia, cardiac arrest, tachycardia, ventricular extrasystoles, ventricular tachycardia |
Death |
85 (07/09/2001) |
48, M |
Droperidol 50 mg i.m. |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
86 (08/02/2001) |
53, M |
Droperidol 0.625 mg i.v. |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
87 (08/15/2001) |
53, F |
Droperidol i.v. drip, famotidine, thiamine, Coumadin, pacemone, Lanoxin, furosemide |
Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Death |
88 (08/15/2001) |
60, F |
Droperidol 1.25 mg i.v., fentanyl 2 mL i.v., cefotetan 2 g i.v., tubocurare 3 mg i.v., Robinul 0.2 mg i.v., midazolam 2.5 mg i.v., atorvastatin, omeprazole, sucralfate, conjugated estrogen/progesterone |
Myocardial infarction, ventricular bigeminy |
Other |
89 (09/04/2001) |
60, F |
Droperidol 1.25 mg i.v., fentanyl 2 mL i.v., cefotetan 2 gm i.v., tubocurare tubocurarine 3 mg i.v., glycopyrrolate 0.2 mg i.v., midazolam 2.5 mg i.v., atorvastatin, omeprazole, sucralfate, conjugated estrogen/progesterone |
Myocardial infarction, myocardial ischemia, ventricular bigeminy |
Other |
90 (09/17/2001) |
39, F |
Droperidol 10 mg i.m., Ativan 2 mg i.m. |
Cardiac arrest |
Hospitalization |
91 (09/21/2001) |
60, F |
Droperidol 1.25 mg i.v., fentanyl 2 mL i.v., cefotetan 2 gm i.v., tubocurare 3 mg i.v., glycopyrrolate 0.2 mg i.v., midazolam 2.5 mg i.v., atorvastatin, omeprazole, sucralfate, conjugated estrogen/progesterone |
Myocardial infarction, ventricular bigeminy |
Other |
92 (10/05/2001) |
60, F |
Droperidol 1.25 mg i.v., fentanyl 2 mL i.v., cefotetan 2 gm i.v., Tubocurare 3 mg i.v., glycopyrrolate 0.2 mg i.v., midazolam 2.5 mg i.v., atorvastatin, omeprazole, sucralfate, conjugated estrogen/progesterone |
Myocardial infarction, ventricular bigeminy |
Other |
93 (11/16/2001) |
39, F |
Droperidol i.m., lorazepam i.m. |
Cardiac arrest |
Life threatening |
94 (12/19/2001) |
38, F |
Droperidol 5 mg i.m., diphenhydramine 50 mg i.m., benztropine, valproic acid |
Cardiac arrest |
Death |
95 (01/14/2002) |
36, M |
Droperidol 20 mg i.m., fluvoxamine 100 mg b.i.d., chlorpromazine, procyclidine 1150 mg |
Arrhythmia |
Death |
96 (01/23/2002) |
77, F |
Droperidol 2.5 mg i.v. |
Bradycardia, prolonged ECG, ventricular tachycardia |
Life threatening |
97 (01/29/2002) |
Not provided, M |
Droperidol 2.5 mg i.m., lorazepam 2 mg i.m. |
Cardiopulmonary arrest |
Death |
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