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Cardiac arrest: Which Medications Are Safest? (133 Drugs Compared)

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133 medications are used for Cardiac arrest, with 613 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Cardiac arrest are EPINEPHRINE and AMIODARONE.

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All Medications for Cardiac arrest Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
EPINEPHRINE EPINEPHRINE 301 1,469 4,388 9.7%
AMIODARONE Amiodarone Hydrochloride 72 3,845 13,711 15.3%
NOREPINEPHRINE NOREPINEPHRINE BITARTRATE 61 1,673 2,668 32.8%
SODIUM BICARBONATE QUABIC-100 51 783 1,665 24.5%
ALTEPLASE Activase 46 2,540 2,083 20.0%
CALCIUM Calcium Gluconate 41 4,138 7,578 26.4%
ATROPINE Hepaticol Drops 5008 36 283 1,178 10.1%
VASOPRESSIN Vasopressin 35 801 1,195 41.0%
MAGNESIUM citroma 34 1,878 4,530 19.3%
DOPAMINE DOPAMINE HCI IN 5% DEXTROSE 32 325 496 34.5%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 18 1,738 5,570 7.6%
DOBUTAMINE Dobutamine 14 611 809 37.4%
POTASSIUM POTASSIUM CITRATE 13 2,094 5,157 17.5%
NALOXONE Naloxone Hydrochloride 12 779 1,033 27.2%
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN - 11 15,665 18,923 14.1%
SODIUM Sodium Chloride 11 1,550 6,212 6.6%
ASPIRIN Aspirin 10 13,029 53,089 14.1%
ROSUVASTATIN Rosuvastatin Calcium 10 1,536 11,195 4.2%
TICAGRELOR Ticagrelor 9 2,951 8,579 12.9%
ATORVASTATIN Atorvastatin calcium 8 4,992 24,078 6.3%

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Most Reported Drugs for Cardiac arrest

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