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Myocarditis: Which Medications Cause It? (8,744 Reports Across 474 Drugs)

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Myocarditis has been reported as an adverse event with 474 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,744 total reports. 1,741 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Myocarditis are CLOZAPINE, PEMBROLIZUMAB, and NIVOLUMAB.

8,744
Total Reports
474
Drugs Involved
1,741
Deaths
5,208
Hospitalizations
49.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
42.0% / 58.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Myocarditis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CLOZAPINE 1,702 1.8% 65 987 204
PEMBROLIZUMAB 1,060 1.3% 355 608 241
NIVOLUMAB 959 1.1% 369 614 307
IPILIMUMAB 475 1.3% 182 304 148
OLANZAPINE 425 0.8% 12 195 27
ATEZOLIZUMAB 372 1.1% 102 191 45
CARBOPLATIN 325 0.4% 112 176 63
QUETIAPINE 315 0.4% 127 183 35
MESALAMINE 272 1.4% 3 169 19
BEVACIZUMAB 230 0.3% 73 127 34
PACLITAXEL 225 0.3% 58 128 30
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 224 0.2% 70 97 56
DURVALUMAB 218 1.3% 73 113 57
PREDNISONE 202 0.1% 47 110 24
ARIPIPRAZOLE 201 0.3% 4 82 10
RISPERIDONE 196 0.3% 3 123 15
LENVATINIB 172 0.5% 38 105 23
ACETAMINOPHEN 169 0.1% 89 104 26
RITUXIMAB 158 0.1% 36 88 22
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 139 0.2% 51 67 25

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Myocarditis

1,702 reports
1,060 reports
959 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)