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Coronary artery dissection: Which Medications Cause It? (614 Reports Across 51 Drugs)

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Coronary artery dissection has been reported as an adverse event with 51 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 614 total reports. 24 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Coronary artery dissection are SUMATRIPTAN, METHYLPHENIDATE, and ASPIRIN.

614
Total Reports
51
Drugs Involved
24
Deaths
417
Hospitalizations
43.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
72.1% / 27.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Coronary artery dissection Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SUMATRIPTAN 54 0.3% 0 36 13
METHYLPHENIDATE 42 0.1% 3 33 12
ASPIRIN 36 0.0% 1 26 9
AMPHETAMINE 29 0.5% 0 22 4
TESTOSTERONE 25 0.1% 5 13 2
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 23 0.1% 1 21 3
DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 20 0.9% 0 14 1
ADALIMUMAB 15 0.0% 0 8 3
HEPARIN 15 0.1% 1 10 3
RIZATRIPTAN 15 0.5% 0 15 1
TICAGRELOR 15 0.1% 3 7 7
CABERGOLINE 13 0.6% 0 12 5
HYDROCORTISONE 13 0.1% 0 13 0
PREDNISONE 12 0.0% 0 11 0
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 11 0.1% 0 7 0
RAMIPRIL 11 0.0% 0 11 3
IBUPROFEN 10 0.0% 0 10 3
PREDNISOLONE 10 0.0% 0 9 2
CAPECITABINE 9 0.0% 0 8 1
ESTRADIOL 8 0.0% 0 8 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Coronary artery dissection

54 reports
42 reports
36 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)