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Advil and Cardiac Arrest

This page shows results related to Advil and Cardiac Arrest from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS).

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Advil and Cardiac Arrest

Age

40-49 Years
142
30-39 Years
100
50-59 Years
77
20-29 Years
63
10-19 Years
51
>60 Years
34
1-9 Years
33
0-12 Months
20

Gender

Male: 39%
Female: 53%
Gender Unknown: 8%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Cardiac Arrest?

Death
526
Hospitalization
66
Other
49
Life Threatening
23
Disability
5
Required Intervention
2

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Cardiac Arrest?

Physician
384
Other
78
Pharmacist
24
Consumer
5
Lawyer
2

Therapy

Of those reporting Cardiac Arrest, why were they taking Advil?

Drug Use For Unknown Indication
99
Suicide Attempt
35
Pyrexia
5
Ill-defined Disorder
5
Overdose
4

Is the adverse drug reaction you’re experiencing actually due to the drug you took?

The Naranjo Scale is a questionnaire for determining the likelihood of whether an adverse drug reaction is actually due to the drug or caused by other factors. Probability is assigned via a score termed definite, probable, possible or doubtful.*

YESNOUNKOWN
Are there previous conclusive reports on this reaction?
Did the adverse event appear after the suspected drug was administered?
Did the adverse reaction improve when the drug was discontinued or a specific antagonist was administered?
Did the adverse reaction reappear when the drug was readministered?
Are there alternative causes (other than the drug) that could on their own have caused the reaction?
Did the reaction reappear when a placebo was given?
Was the drug detected in the blood (or other fluids) in concentrations known to be toxic?
Was the reaction more severe when the dose was increased, or less severe when the dose was decreased?
Did the patient have a similar reaction to the same or similar drugs in any previous exposure?
Was the adverse event confirmed by any objective evidence?
Probability of an Adverse Event
Doubtful
Possible
Probable
Definite

*Naranjo, et al. "A method for estimating the probability of adverse drug reactions." Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1981 Aug;30(2):239-45.

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