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Atrial fibrillation: Which Medications Are Safest? (568 Drugs Compared)

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568 medications are used for Atrial fibrillation, with 124,187 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Atrial fibrillation are RIVAROXABAN and DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE.

124,187
Total Reports
568
Drugs Used

All Medications for Atrial fibrillation Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
RIVAROXABAN Rivaroxaban 52,584 19,233 70,513 14.7%
DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE dabigatran etexilate 20,492 5,806 21,235 15.7%
APIXABAN ELIQUIS 10,500 27,970 42,651 17.5%
AMIODARONE Amiodarone Hydrochloride 9,083 3,845 13,711 15.3%
WARFARIN Warfarin Sodium 8,680 4,976 20,614 12.2%
EDOXABAN SAVAYSA 3,855 992 4,729 11.9%
ASPIRIN Aspirin 2,993 13,029 53,089 14.1%
DOFETILIDE Dofetilide 2,439 428 1,446 8.5%
PRADAXA - 2,325 761 2,379 20.6%
METOPROLOL metoprolol succinate 1,542 6,575 15,925 15.9%
BISOPROLOL bisoprolol fumarate and hydrochlorothiazide 1,495 2,541 15,394 9.2%
XARELTO - 1,492 395 1,703 11.3%
DIGOXIN Digoxin 1,485 1,369 4,209 17.8%
DRONEDARONE Multaq 1,370 115 611 4.2%
FLECAINIDE Flecainide Acetate 1,240 607 2,073 13.8%
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE Clopidogrel 1,001 5,327 24,774 11.6%
DABIGATRAN - 997 251 1,309 12.1%
DILTIAZEM Cardizem CD 908 4,562 6,674 31.0%
FLUINDIONE - 874 459 1,440 21.1%
ENOXAPARIN Enoxaparin Sodium 783 3,423 10,898 13.7%

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Most Reported Drugs for Atrial fibrillation

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