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Sudden cardiac death: Which Medications Cause It? (1,697 Reports Across 137 Drugs)

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Sudden cardiac death has been reported as an adverse event with 137 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,697 total reports. 1,582 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Sudden cardiac death are ROSIGLITAZONE, SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN, and METHADONE.

1,697
Total Reports
137
Drugs Involved
1,582
Deaths
304
Hospitalizations
58.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
35.0% / 65.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Sudden cardiac death Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ROSIGLITAZONE 312 0.7% 248 97 0
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 72 0.1% 72 8 2
METHADONE 52 0.2% 52 2 1
ARIPIPRAZOLE 46 0.1% 45 8 7
DEXAMETHASONE 43 0.0% 42 13 7
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 41 0.0% 41 4 3
METFORMIN\ROSIGLITAZONE 36 0.8% 32 12 0
QUETIAPINE 35 0.1% 33 3 0
OLANZAPINE 34 0.1% 34 1 1
TESTOSTERONE 34 0.1% 28 9 5
CLOZAPINE 33 0.0% 33 2 0
IBRUTINIB 33 0.0% 33 3 2
ASPIRIN 31 0.0% 31 5 11
RITUXIMAB 28 0.0% 28 6 1
VENLAFAXINE 28 0.1% 27 3 0
BORTEZOMIB 27 0.1% 27 4 3
SILDENAFIL 27 0.1% 27 5 4
GABAPENTIN 26 0.0% 26 0 0
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 25 0.1% 24 0 2
RISPERIDONE 25 0.0% 24 9 7

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Sudden cardiac death

312 reports
52 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)