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Jugular vein distension: Which Medications Cause It? (342 Reports Across 52 Drugs)

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Jugular vein distension has been reported as an adverse event with 52 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 342 total reports. 59 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Jugular vein distension are FUROSEMIDE, SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN, and AMIODARONE.

342
Total Reports
52
Drugs Involved
59
Deaths
224
Hospitalizations
60.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.3% / 44.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Jugular vein distension Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
FUROSEMIDE 48 0.1% 7 34 1
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 47 0.0% 3 33 1
AMIODARONE 32 0.1% 1 21 2
MACITENTAN 31 0.1% 14 27 2
BISOPROLOL 28 0.1% 1 18 1
TREPROSTINIL 27 0.0% 6 15 5
ASPIRIN 26 0.0% 1 23 3
SPIRONOLACTONE 22 0.1% 1 21 0
PANTOPRAZOLE 21 0.0% 0 21 0
AMLODIPINE 18 0.0% 2 16 0
ATORVASTATIN 16 0.0% 0 6 1
ALLOPURINOL 14 0.1% 0 14 0
LEVOSIMENDAN 14 7.7% 0 14 0
CARVEDILOL 13 0.1% 1 6 0
CYANOCOBALAMIN 13 0.3% 0 13 0
EPLERENONE 13 0.4% 0 3 0
OCTREOTIDE 13 0.1% 0 13 0
RAMIPRIL 13 0.0% 0 13 0
TORSEMIDE 13 0.2% 0 6 0
WARFARIN 13 0.0% 0 13 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Jugular vein distension

48 reports
32 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)