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Atrial fibrillation: Which Medications Cause It? (68,796 Reports Across 1,359 Drugs)

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Atrial fibrillation has been reported as an adverse event with 1,359 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 68,796 total reports. 6,546 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Atrial fibrillation are APIXABAN, IBRUTINIB, and LENALIDOMIDE.

68,796
Total Reports
1,359
Drugs Involved
6,546
Deaths
38,454
Hospitalizations
69.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
49.4% / 50.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Atrial fibrillation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
APIXABAN 5,690 3.6% 202 2,112 246
IBRUTINIB 3,671 4.9% 407 1,633 133
LENALIDOMIDE 2,704 0.8% 252 1,745 137
RITUXIMAB 2,100 1.2% 247 1,014 161
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 2,062 1.9% 127 871 70
RIVAROXABAN 2,027 1.5% 207 1,012 80
ADALIMUMAB 1,709 0.3% 94 1,152 50
METOPROLOL 1,462 3.5% 87 890 91
DEXAMETHASONE 1,461 1.2% 270 840 155
METHOTREXATE 1,411 0.6% 123 747 73
PREDNISONE 1,409 0.9% 167 1,017 222
ASPIRIN 1,276 1.4% 183 760 122
BISOPROLOL 1,248 4.5% 82 810 139
AMIODARONE 1,211 4.8% 172 836 166
FUROSEMIDE 1,176 2.3% 120 835 113
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 1,087 0.9% 267 651 193
VENETOCLAX 1,051 2.0% 93 460 44
POMALIDOMIDE 935 1.0% 105 593 48
TREPROSTINIL 879 1.0% 98 681 66
CARBOPLATIN 870 1.0% 106 442 59

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Atrial fibrillation

5,690 reports
3,671 reports
2,704 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)