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METOPROLOL for Atrial fibrillation: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 1,542 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where METOPROLOL was used for Atrial fibrillation.

Most Reported Side Effects for METOPROLOL

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug ineffective 3,434 8.3% 132 1,201
Dyspnoea 3,428 8.3% 121 1,888
Dizziness 3,275 7.9% 129 1,565
Hypotension 3,213 7.8% 317 1,900
Completed suicide 2,959 7.1% 2,945 916
Fatigue 2,784 6.7% 94 1,043
Off label use 2,580 6.2% 87 950
Toxicity to various agents 2,404 5.8% 1,635 1,185
Bradycardia 2,024 4.9% 224 1,382
Nausea 1,894 4.6% 74 817
Hypertension 1,880 4.5% 76 958
Headache 1,742 4.2% 21 708
Fall 1,689 4.1% 116 1,231
Asthenia 1,491 3.6% 71 736
Diarrhoea 1,476 3.6% 69 636

Other Indications for METOPROLOL

Product used for unknown indication (17,626) Hypertension (5,918) Blood pressure abnormal (1,020) Cardiac disorder (717) Arrhythmia (566) Cardiac failure (536) Blood pressure measurement (493) Tachycardia (447) Heart rate increased (324) Ventricular tachycardia (316)

Other Drugs Used for Atrial fibrillation

RIVAROXABAN (52,584) DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE (20,492) APIXABAN (10,500) AMIODARONE (9,083) WARFARIN (8,680) EDOXABAN (3,855) ASPIRIN (2,993) DOFETILIDE (2,439) PRADAXA (2,325) BISOPROLOL (1,495)

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METOPROLOL Full Profile All Atrial fibrillation Drugs METOPROLOL Demographics METOPROLOL Timeline