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Acute myocardial infarction: Which Medications Cause It? (18,933 Reports Across 779 Drugs)

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Acute myocardial infarction has been reported as an adverse event with 779 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 18,933 total reports. 4,594 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Acute myocardial infarction are ROSIGLITAZONE, TESTOSTERONE, and ASPIRIN.

18,933
Total Reports
779
Drugs Involved
4,594
Deaths
12,975
Hospitalizations
63.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
36.0% / 64.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Acute myocardial infarction Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ROSIGLITAZONE 2,437 5.3% 388 2,178 0
TESTOSTERONE 871 3.2% 58 583 46
ASPIRIN 826 0.9% 159 632 168
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 624 1.4% 95 408 140
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 521 0.6% 446 272 8
TICAGRELOR 442 1.9% 73 298 99
RIVAROXABAN 375 0.3% 114 282 43
METFORMIN 370 0.4% 50 302 90
LENALIDOMIDE 354 0.1% 104 243 84
METFORMIN\ROSIGLITAZONE 351 7.6% 41 324 0
PREDNISONE 343 0.2% 83 251 103
APIXABAN 313 0.2% 75 180 81
ATORVASTATIN 313 0.4% 34 205 43
DEXAMETHASONE 298 0.2% 81 180 78
RITUXIMAB 298 0.2% 79 184 89
ROSUVASTATIN 271 0.8% 25 159 27
ADALIMUMAB 252 0.1% 78 158 37
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 244 0.2% 70 143 67
BISOPROLOL 242 0.9% 38 185 29
NILOTINIB 240 1.0% 29 119 37

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Acute myocardial infarction

2,437 reports
871 reports
826 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)