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Ventricular fibrillation: Which Medications Cause It? (6,394 Reports Across 616 Drugs)

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Ventricular fibrillation has been reported as an adverse event with 616 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,394 total reports. 2,283 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Ventricular fibrillation are AMIODARONE, ONDANSETRON, and HEPARIN.

6,394
Total Reports
616
Drugs Involved
2,283
Deaths
3,734
Hospitalizations
55.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
44.1% / 55.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Ventricular fibrillation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
AMIODARONE 456 1.8% 284 272 233
ONDANSETRON 436 1.9% 290 272 273
HEPARIN 268 1.5% 244 142 126
ACETAMINOPHEN 266 0.2% 235 170 137
LANSOPRAZOLE 254 0.4% 241 153 144
METRONIDAZOLE 253 1.1% 227 151 150
ALBUTEROL 238 0.3% 214 147 130
CEFTRIAXONE 234 1.2% 226 134 119
SODIUM 232 1.0% 220 126 119
ALLOPURINOL 230 1.2% 217 130 113
GABAPENTIN 228 0.3% 220 143 119
NOREPINEPHRINE 227 4.5% 208 122 117
DOBUTAMINE 224 13.7% 213 132 122
HYDROMORPHONE 216 0.3% 213 129 115
PHYTONADIONE 215 16.9% 214 129 116
WARFARIN 215 0.5% 208 123 108
SIMVASTATIN 214 0.8% 211 129 115
IPRATROPIUM 213 2.8% 212 128 115
POTASSIUM 210 1.8% 163 146 147
LANTHANUM 203 13.6% 202 120 110

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Ventricular fibrillation

456 reports
436 reports
268 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)