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Apparent death: Which Medications Cause It? (2,660 Reports Across 186 Drugs)

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Apparent death has been reported as an adverse event with 186 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,660 total reports. 148 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Apparent death are ADALIMUMAB, ETANERCEPT, and METHOTREXATE.

2,660
Total Reports
186
Drugs Involved
148
Deaths
1,251
Hospitalizations
57.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.0% / 45.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Apparent death Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 443 0.1% 98 322 329
ETANERCEPT 391 0.1% 97 283 323
METHOTREXATE 364 0.1% 91 267 318
INFLIXIMAB 358 0.3% 96 263 309
LEFLUNOMIDE 354 0.6% 96 268 315
RITUXIMAB 348 0.2% 97 249 304
ABATACEPT 347 0.3% 98 260 309
TOCILIZUMAB 347 0.4% 96 259 310
SULFASALAZINE 341 0.9% 91 252 302
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 323 0.5% 95 252 283
ANAKINRA 318 2.6% 80 257 306
CANAKINUMAB 318 3.0% 79 256 306
GOLD THIOMALATE 199 4.5% 81 139 165
GOLD 143 3.5% 54 121 138
OXYCODONE 107 0.1% 48 81 97
TOFACITINIB 102 0.1% 44 81 88
MINOCYCLINE 100 1.5% 53 85 94
PREGABALIN 100 0.1% 1 47 28
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 80 0.1% 2 30 80
CANNABIS SATIVA FLOWERING TOP 72 10.8% 41 68 67

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Apparent death

443 reports
391 reports
364 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)