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Pericarditis: Which Medications Cause It? (12,942 Reports Across 635 Drugs)

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Pericarditis has been reported as an adverse event with 635 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 12,942 total reports. 2,573 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pericarditis are METHOTREXATE, CETIRIZINE, and ABATACEPT.

12,942
Total Reports
635
Drugs Involved
2,573
Deaths
6,680
Hospitalizations
49.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
75.1% / 24.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pericarditis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 5,674 2.2% 1,805 2,492 2,256
CETIRIZINE 5,494 11.5% 1,673 2,300 2,168
ABATACEPT 5,385 4.6% 1,509 2,231 2,087
PREDNISONE 5,377 3.4% 1,701 2,344 2,111
RITUXIMAB 5,360 3.0% 1,754 2,512 2,187
TOCILIZUMAB 5,320 5.4% 1,717 2,299 2,042
ADALIMUMAB 5,303 1.1% 1,673 2,317 2,084
LEFLUNOMIDE 5,282 9.3% 1,715 2,380 2,227
INFLIXIMAB 5,231 3.7% 1,550 2,199 1,981
FOLIC ACID 5,153 22.5% 1,657 2,201 2,042
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 5,125 7.7% 1,619 2,184 2,012
DESOXIMETASONE 5,101 43.8% 1,665 2,162 2,066
ALENDRONATE 5,031 18.0% 1,677 2,209 2,099
SULFASALAZINE 5,015 12.5% 1,578 2,112 1,973
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 4,987 5.0% 1,543 2,052 1,944
GOLIMUMAB 4,983 7.2% 1,547 2,055 1,945
DICLOFENAC 4,979 5.7% 1,845 2,266 2,171
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 4,780 36.6% 1,564 2,068 1,942
ETANERCEPT 4,640 1.3% 1,311 1,869 1,676
TOFACITINIB 4,625 3.0% 1,395 1,931 1,825

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pericarditis

5,674 reports
5,494 reports
5,385 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)