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Pulseless electrical activity: Which Medications Cause It? (3,267 Reports Across 293 Drugs)

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Pulseless electrical activity has been reported as an adverse event with 293 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,267 total reports. 1,718 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pulseless electrical activity are METFORMIN, PROPRANOLOL, and BUPROPION.

3,267
Total Reports
293
Drugs Involved
1,718
Deaths
2,112
Hospitalizations
54.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.0% / 50.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pulseless electrical activity Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METFORMIN 140 0.2% 44 131 89
PROPRANOLOL 136 0.7% 48 114 87
BUPROPION 135 0.4% 41 128 85
OXYCODONE 111 0.1% 58 90 71
LORAZEPAM 106 0.3% 35 99 77
PROPOFOL 104 0.7% 26 58 69
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 101 0.4% 51 85 66
EPINEPHRINE 87 0.6% 31 76 49
FENTANYL 87 0.1% 30 55 55
AMLODIPINE 82 0.1% 12 69 55
IBUPROFEN 80 0.1% 44 66 43
DEXAMETHASONE 75 0.1% 56 54 36
ACETAMINOPHEN 73 0.1% 47 55 32
PREDNISONE 73 0.1% 64 65 41
ASPIRIN 72 0.1% 56 63 32
LEVOTHYROXINE 72 0.1% 27 67 58
PANTOPRAZOLE 72 0.1% 32 67 55
FESOTERODINE 67 2.0% 27 65 55
FLUOXETINE 67 0.2% 37 66 40
ROSUVASTATIN 67 0.2% 27 65 54

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pulseless electrical activity

140 reports
136 reports
135 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)