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Pulse absent: Which Medications Cause It? (2,519 Reports Across 241 Drugs)

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Pulse absent has been reported as an adverse event with 241 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,519 total reports. 832 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pulse absent are PACLITAXEL, METHOXY POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL-EPOETIN BETA, and LIDOCAINE.

2,519
Total Reports
241
Drugs Involved
832
Deaths
1,401
Hospitalizations
55.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.0% / 49.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pulse absent Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PACLITAXEL 88 0.1% 12 43 48
METHOXY POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL-EPOETIN BETA 83 1.2% 23 58 49
LIDOCAINE 55 0.2% 6 37 34
DEXAMETHASONE 50 0.0% 31 34 3
METHOTREXATE 49 0.0% 30 44 2
CARBOPLATIN 48 0.1% 8 23 17
DIPHENHYDRAMINE 47 0.2% 14 39 22
FENTANYL 46 0.1% 14 11 11
GABAPENTIN 46 0.1% 10 36 32
PROPOFOL 46 0.3% 5 21 18
AMITRIPTYLINE 45 0.2% 3 43 36
VINCRISTINE 45 0.1% 33 38 4
ONDANSETRON 44 0.2% 7 22 16
OLANZAPINE 41 0.1% 14 37 30
CYTARABINE 40 0.1% 27 32 3
QUETIAPINE 40 0.1% 7 35 29
SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE 39 2.6% 2 18 28
PEGASPARGASE 38 0.3% 24 33 5
EPINEPHRINE 36 0.2% 15 24 20
OXALIPLATIN 35 0.1% 9 9 23

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pulse absent

88 reports
55 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)