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Torsade de pointes: Which Medications Cause It? (4,825 Reports Across 324 Drugs)

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Torsade de pointes has been reported as an adverse event with 324 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 4,825 total reports. 399 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Torsade de pointes are AMIODARONE, LOPERAMIDE, and ONDANSETRON.

4,825
Total Reports
324
Drugs Involved
399
Deaths
3,065
Hospitalizations
55.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
63.3% / 36.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Torsade de pointes Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
AMIODARONE 522 2.1% 25 314 254
LOPERAMIDE 366 2.0% 22 311 213
ONDANSETRON 331 1.5% 26 228 191
FUROSEMIDE 305 0.6% 14 190 136
METHADONE 240 0.9% 9 148 59
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 182 0.7% 34 103 48
QUETIAPINE 172 0.2% 4 121 79
OLANZAPINE 171 0.3% 39 100 72
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 167 0.3% 12 119 49
FLUOXETINE 164 0.5% 2 125 87
CIPROFLOXACIN 149 0.3% 9 103 64
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 148 0.5% 12 88 66
SOTALOL 145 3.9% 20 80 45
LEVOFLOXACIN 144 0.4% 26 88 78
HALOPERIDOL 136 0.9% 38 98 67
METOPROLOL 133 0.3% 1 86 48
FLUCONAZOLE 121 0.8% 5 83 71
DIGOXIN 109 1.4% 12 88 48
METOCLOPRAMIDE 106 1.0% 5 62 42
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS 105 0.7% 11 58 41

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Torsade de pointes

522 reports
366 reports
331 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)