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Cardiac valve vegetation: Which Medications Cause It? (253 Reports Across 48 Drugs)

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Cardiac valve vegetation has been reported as an adverse event with 48 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 253 total reports. 60 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Cardiac valve vegetation are DAPTOMYCIN, VANCOMYCIN, and RIFAMPIN.

253
Total Reports
48
Drugs Involved
60
Deaths
169
Hospitalizations
52.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
36.7% / 63.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Cardiac valve vegetation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DAPTOMYCIN 43 0.5% 8 11 0
VANCOMYCIN 32 0.1% 3 11 1
RIFAMPIN 30 0.2% 0 13 1
LINEZOLID 22 0.1% 6 4 0
MEROPENEM 21 0.2% 8 6 0
PREDNISONE 17 0.0% 9 13 5
GENTAMICIN 13 0.2% 0 6 0
AMIKACIN 12 0.1% 1 5 0
IMIPENEM 12 0.6% 1 5 0
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 12 0.0% 1 5 0
CEFTAZIDIME 11 0.4% 0 4 0
TACROLIMUS 11 0.0% 7 10 1
TEDIZOLID 10 1.3% 0 3 0
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 9 0.0% 4 8 0
CUBICIN 9 3.6% 1 3 0
RIVAROXABAN 9 0.0% 3 6 0
AMPHOTERICIN B 8 0.1% 8 8 2
APIXABAN 8 0.0% 0 5 1
HEPARIN 8 0.0% 2 3 2
CEFAZOLIN 7 0.1% 1 5 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Cardiac valve vegetation

43 reports
32 reports
30 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)