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Compartment syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (1,809 Reports Across 196 Drugs)

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Compartment syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 196 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,809 total reports. 156 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Compartment syndrome are ASPIRIN, RIVAROXABAN, and OXYCODONE.

1,809
Total Reports
196
Drugs Involved
156
Deaths
1,315
Hospitalizations
46.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
46.9% / 53.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Compartment syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ASPIRIN 99 0.1% 6 68 12
RIVAROXABAN 97 0.1% 6 85 10
OXYCODONE 93 0.1% 13 73 10
HEPARIN 83 0.5% 3 58 19
WARFARIN 77 0.2% 1 56 4
ENOXAPARIN 71 0.3% 5 49 6
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 67 0.3% 0 64 28
QUETIAPINE 65 0.1% 1 49 11
AMLODIPINE 57 0.1% 9 53 37
ATORVASTATIN 52 0.1% 0 45 8
BUPRENORPHINE 51 0.1% 9 49 0
LORAZEPAM 49 0.2% 7 42 4
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 47 0.1% 10 35 3
OLANZAPINE 44 0.1% 0 37 4
APIXABAN 41 0.0% 3 30 10
FENTANYL 41 0.0% 3 34 10
NOREPINEPHRINE 40 0.8% 0 24 26
VILDAGLIPTIN 40 1.9% 0 38 20
CLONAZEPAM 39 0.1% 10 35 0
EPINEPHRINE 38 0.3% 1 25 24

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Compartment syndrome

99 reports
97 reports
93 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)