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Ergot poisoning: Which Medications Cause It? (83 Reports Across 5 Drugs)

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Ergot poisoning has been reported as an adverse event with 5 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 83 total reports. 8 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Ergot poisoning are CAFFEINE\ERGOTAMINE\ERGOTAMINE, LOPINAVIR\RITONAVIR, and CAFFEINE\ERGOTAMINE.

83
Total Reports
5
Drugs Involved
8
Deaths
57
Hospitalizations
39.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
76.6% / 23.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Ergot poisoning Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CAFFEINE\ERGOTAMINE\ERGOTAMINE 27 28.7% 2 23 1
LOPINAVIR\RITONAVIR 14 0.2% 1 10 0
CAFFEINE\ERGOTAMINE 9 12.3% 4 1 0
RITONAVIR 9 0.1% 1 6 0
ERGOTAMINE 6 14.6% 1 4 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Ergot poisoning

14 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)