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Acute coronary syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (5,419 Reports Across 389 Drugs)

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Acute coronary syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 389 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,419 total reports. 740 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Acute coronary syndrome are ROSIGLITAZONE, FLUOROURACIL, and ASPIRIN.

5,419
Total Reports
389
Drugs Involved
740
Deaths
3,703
Hospitalizations
62.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
39.4% / 60.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Acute coronary syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ROSIGLITAZONE 412 0.9% 40 363 1
FLUOROURACIL 212 0.4% 38 151 46
ASPIRIN 197 0.2% 37 133 52
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 178 0.4% 25 125 34
MORPHINE 172 0.1% 6 20 20
OXALIPLATIN 169 0.3% 20 132 26
TICAGRELOR 153 0.7% 12 106 24
BEVACIZUMAB 142 0.2% 10 98 16
PREDNISONE 139 0.1% 13 100 44
DEXAMETHASONE 126 0.1% 35 99 28
AVANDIA 123 4.0% 11 89 0
CAPECITABINE 122 0.2% 2 88 18
RITUXIMAB 120 0.1% 14 54 20
METFORMIN 111 0.1% 5 86 34
LENALIDOMIDE 102 0.0% 28 78 21
APIXABAN 101 0.1% 18 56 24
ATORVASTATIN 101 0.1% 6 62 11
CARBOPLATIN 97 0.1% 13 59 22
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 96 0.1% 8 40 15
RIVAROXABAN 96 0.1% 27 59 12

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Acute coronary syndrome

412 reports
212 reports
197 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)