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Shunt occlusion: Which Medications Cause It? (362 Reports Across 21 Drugs)

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Shunt occlusion has been reported as an adverse event with 21 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 362 total reports. 48 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Shunt occlusion are ETELCALCETIDE, DARBEPOETIN ALFA, and RISPERIDONE.

362
Total Reports
21
Drugs Involved
48
Deaths
263
Hospitalizations
60.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
47.3% / 52.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Shunt occlusion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ETELCALCETIDE 126 4.6% 19 104 5
DARBEPOETIN ALFA 22 0.1% 4 14 3
RISPERIDONE 18 0.0% 3 18 3
FERRIC ANHYDROUS 15 3.6% 1 13 1
OCTREOTIDE 15 0.1% 0 15 0
PEGVISOMANT 15 0.5% 0 15 0
PROPRANOLOL 15 0.1% 0 15 0
SERTRALINE 15 0.0% 0 15 0
CINACALCET 13 0.0% 0 9 0
FERRIC OXYHYDROXIDE 8 0.6% 0 6 0
ROXADUSTAT 7 7.0% 1 3 0
TENAPANOR 7 0.4% 0 2 0
DAPRODUSTAT 6 0.5% 2 6 1
LENALIDOMIDE 6 0.0% 1 3 0
OMBITASVIR\PARITAPREVIR\RITONAVIR 6 0.1% 0 6 0
ADALIMUMAB 5 0.0% 0 4 0
ASPIRIN 5 0.0% 2 3 1
DASABUVIR 5 0.1% 0 5 0
DEXAMETHASONE 5 0.0% 1 2 0
METHOXY POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL-EPOETIN BETA 5 0.1% 0 3 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Shunt occlusion

126 reports
22 reports
18 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)