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Palpitations: Which Medications Cause It? (80,828 Reports Across 1,526 Drugs)

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Palpitations has been reported as an adverse event with 1,526 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 80,828 total reports. 1,219 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Palpitations are LEVOTHYROXINE, TREPROSTINIL, and ABALOPARATIDE.

80,828
Total Reports
1,526
Drugs Involved
1,219
Deaths
18,891
Hospitalizations
53.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
75.8% / 24.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Palpitations Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
LEVOTHYROXINE 3,825 6.2% 6 688 272
TREPROSTINIL 2,016 2.2% 50 734 22
ABALOPARATIDE 1,730 7.4% 0 50 1
ADALIMUMAB 1,648 0.3% 12 471 10
AMBRISENTAN 1,501 1.7% 23 507 4
AMLODIPINE 1,232 1.9% 17 523 164
PREDNISONE 1,074 0.7% 16 459 155
METOPROLOL 1,031 2.5% 24 350 42
RITUXIMAB 1,017 0.6% 57 427 160
CIPROFLOXACIN 1,014 2.3% 16 308 75
METHOTREXATE 1,013 0.4% 23 324 142
TERIPARATIDE 986 1.4% 1 65 1
INFLIXIMAB 980 0.7% 8 220 28
ALBUTEROL 951 1.0% 4 330 28
ESOMEPRAZOLE 916 1.2% 2 380 235
MACITENTAN 912 2.0% 104 634 23
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 902 0.8% 18 275 38
BISOPROLOL 893 3.2% 5 434 189
APIXABAN 880 0.6% 5 288 113
SERTRALINE 857 1.4% 3 221 42

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Palpitations

3,825 reports
2,016 reports
1,730 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)