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Ventricular septal defect: Which Medications Cause It? (3,540 Reports Across 285 Drugs)

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Ventricular septal defect has been reported as an adverse event with 285 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 3,540 total reports. 269 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Ventricular septal defect are ONDANSETRON, LAMOTRIGINE, and PAROXETINE.

3,540
Total Reports
285
Drugs Involved
269
Deaths
649
Hospitalizations
22.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.7% / 48.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Ventricular septal defect Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ONDANSETRON 301 1.3% 23 40 18
LAMOTRIGINE 238 0.5% 12 50 9
PAROXETINE 225 1.1% 5 77 0
SERTRALINE 193 0.3% 17 62 17
LEVETIRACETAM 172 0.3% 3 16 0
FLUOXETINE 171 0.6% 13 43 35
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE 158 0.6% 1 11 11
VENLAFAXINE 152 0.3% 1 21 14
ASPIRIN 146 0.2% 70 38 10
RAMIPRIL 145 0.4% 73 15 5
QUETIAPINE 140 0.2% 9 19 1
ARIPIPRAZOLE 135 0.2% 5 44 1
NEVIRAPINE 123 1.9% 3 2 0
EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL 116 0.3% 19 7 0
PREDNISOLONE 111 0.1% 70 6 5
ALBUTEROL 103 0.1% 69 5 0
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 101 0.2% 69 6 8
PANTOPRAZOLE 93 0.1% 69 12 0
ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 91 0.3% 0 7 5
ZIDOVUDINE 91 1.4% 3 5 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Ventricular septal defect

301 reports
238 reports
225 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)