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Distributive shock: Which Medications Cause It? (1,808 Reports Across 174 Drugs)

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Distributive shock has been reported as an adverse event with 174 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,808 total reports. 348 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Distributive shock are AMLODIPINE, METFORMIN, and LISINOPRIL.

1,808
Total Reports
174
Drugs Involved
348
Deaths
1,585
Hospitalizations
45.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
54.6% / 45.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Distributive shock Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
AMLODIPINE 622 1.0% 30 595 401
METFORMIN 269 0.3% 42 249 173
LISINOPRIL 112 0.3% 0 107 79
BUPROPION 107 0.3% 2 103 66
QUETIAPINE 87 0.1% 20 59 47
CYCLOBENZAPRINE 70 0.8% 0 66 41
TRAZODONE 66 0.3% 0 64 39
ALPRAZOLAM 63 0.1% 2 62 44
CARVEDILOL 63 0.5% 12 62 36
TAMSULOSIN 61 0.4% 0 60 40
GABAPENTIN 60 0.1% 0 59 37
LAMOTRIGINE 55 0.1% 27 32 29
PREDNISONE 54 0.0% 46 49 41
CLONIDINE 53 0.4% 0 52 31
ACETAMINOPHEN 52 0.0% 24 49 34
TACROLIMUS 51 0.1% 42 50 43
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 49 0.2% 0 47 35
HYDROXYZINE 49 0.4% 0 49 37
VENLAFAXINE 48 0.1% 0 46 34
VERAPAMIL 46 0.5% 5 45 28

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Distributive shock

622 reports
269 reports
112 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)