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Shock: Which Medications Cause It? (14,529 Reports Across 773 Drugs)

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Shock has been reported as an adverse event with 773 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 14,529 total reports. 4,401 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Shock are AMLODIPINE, METFORMIN, and ACETAMINOPHEN.

14,529
Total Reports
773
Drugs Involved
4,401
Deaths
9,496
Hospitalizations
53.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.8% / 48.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Shock Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
AMLODIPINE 1,626 2.5% 189 1,479 847
METFORMIN 1,626 1.8% 336 1,334 876
ACETAMINOPHEN 439 0.3% 172 327 171
IBUPROFEN 350 0.4% 62 272 173
DEXAMETHASONE 349 0.3% 206 221 135
METHOTREXATE 290 0.1% 161 187 77
TACROLIMUS 290 0.3% 218 244 138
PREDNISONE 279 0.2% 178 215 111
METOPROLOL 270 0.7% 63 241 136
QUETIAPINE 264 0.4% 74 191 147
CARVEDILOL 252 1.8% 45 220 136
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 250 0.4% 146 165 116
ASPIRIN 246 0.3% 84 182 97
LISINOPRIL 227 0.6% 40 197 90
PREDNISOLONE 226 0.3% 155 179 94
VANCOMYCIN 219 0.7% 91 142 115
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 212 0.3% 169 171 111
CARBOPLATIN 197 0.2% 66 108 78
VERAPAMIL 197 2.1% 63 160 83
BISOPROLOL 187 0.7% 39 124 108

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Shock

1,626 reports
1,626 reports
439 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)