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Ischaemic stroke: Which Medications Cause It? (13,116 Reports Across 618 Drugs)

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Ischaemic stroke has been reported as an adverse event with 618 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 13,116 total reports. 1,924 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Ischaemic stroke are RIVAROXABAN, DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE, and ASPIRIN.

13,116
Total Reports
618
Drugs Involved
1,924
Deaths
8,789
Hospitalizations
66.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
49.9% / 50.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Ischaemic stroke Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RIVAROXABAN 1,724 1.3% 298 1,244 125
DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE 1,581 4.3% 147 1,054 230
ASPIRIN 735 0.8% 177 515 80
APIXABAN 728 0.5% 100 440 81
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE 368 0.8% 52 187 93
CELECOXIB 263 0.8% 84 179 12
WARFARIN 258 0.6% 47 137 17
DEXAMETHASONE 255 0.2% 43 157 60
PREDNISONE 249 0.2% 75 163 56
ATORVASTATIN 241 0.3% 4 173 51
RAMIPRIL 218 0.7% 47 182 45
LENALIDOMIDE 217 0.1% 28 143 22
FUROSEMIDE 215 0.4% 88 162 11
ACETAMINOPHEN 210 0.2% 73 161 32
METFORMIN 202 0.2% 4 173 2
ADALIMUMAB 190 0.0% 16 131 25
METHOTREXATE 182 0.1% 17 130 42
RITUXIMAB 178 0.1% 54 93 47
ALTEPLASE 174 1.4% 59 53 57
BEVACIZUMAB 166 0.2% 32 96 8

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Ischaemic stroke

1,724 reports
1,581 reports
735 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)