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Pericardial effusion: Which Medications Cause It? (16,071 Reports Across 659 Drugs)

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Pericardial effusion has been reported as an adverse event with 659 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 16,071 total reports. 2,005 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pericardial effusion are TREPROSTINIL, IBRUTINIB, and CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE.

16,071
Total Reports
659
Drugs Involved
2,005
Deaths
10,482
Hospitalizations
56.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
56.7% / 43.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pericardial effusion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TREPROSTINIL 584 0.6% 86 502 35
IBRUTINIB 467 0.6% 30 356 28
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 458 0.4% 114 244 78
NIVOLUMAB 454 0.5% 78 265 60
METHOTREXATE 412 0.2% 45 279 41
MACITENTAN 407 0.9% 103 364 21
DASATINIB 388 1.3% 11 194 28
ADALIMUMAB 374 0.1% 20 265 21
AMBRISENTAN 371 0.4% 38 290 11
PEMBROLIZUMAB 362 0.4% 69 186 40
PREDNISONE 339 0.2% 39 253 64
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 324 0.3% 10 176 11
ASPIRIN 323 0.4% 56 243 39
CLOZAPINE 317 0.3% 9 213 30
TACROLIMUS 297 0.3% 58 165 52
CARBOPLATIN 280 0.3% 46 161 39
RIVAROXABAN 280 0.2% 42 213 32
APIXABAN 279 0.2% 24 183 42
DOXORUBICIN 274 0.3% 27 170 29
PACLITAXEL 265 0.3% 38 153 26

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pericardial effusion

584 reports
467 reports
458 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)