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Cardio-respiratory arrest: Which Medications Cause It? (25,064 Reports Across 1,035 Drugs)

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Cardio-respiratory arrest has been reported as an adverse event with 1,035 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 25,064 total reports. 20,556 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Cardio-respiratory arrest are ALPRAZOLAM, ALCOHOL, and FENTANYL.

25,064
Total Reports
1,035
Drugs Involved
20,556
Deaths
10,776
Hospitalizations
52.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.3% / 49.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Cardio-respiratory arrest Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ALPRAZOLAM 1,487 3.1% 1,466 556 23
ALCOHOL 1,407 6.5% 1,395 598 8
FENTANYL 1,298 1.4% 1,251 702 57
ACETAMINOPHEN 1,296 1.0% 1,232 410 89
OXYCODONE 1,131 0.6% 1,079 327 72
BUPROPION 1,007 2.8% 986 539 12
QUETIAPINE 961 1.3% 927 436 70
GABAPENTIN 928 1.2% 909 333 28
TRAMADOL 891 1.2% 821 262 83
CLONAZEPAM 848 2.2% 818 312 65
VENLAFAXINE 787 1.6% 740 243 55
COCAINE 766 5.4% 724 320 37
DIAZEPAM 743 2.0% 691 220 85
FLUOXETINE 720 2.3% 660 221 62
ROSIGLITAZONE 718 1.6% 686 343 0
MORPHINE 655 0.5% 597 204 58
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 636 2.5% 623 311 6
SERTRALINE 616 1.0% 597 165 18
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 611 0.6% 601 173 6
TRAZODONE 607 3.2% 591 302 21

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Cardio-respiratory arrest

1,487 reports
1,407 reports
1,298 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)