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Abilify and Pulmonary Embolism

This page shows results related to Abilify and Pulmonary Embolism from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS).

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Abilify and Pulmonary Embolism

Age

30-39 Years
29
>60 Years
27
20-29 Years
26
50-59 Years
17
40-49 Years
16

Gender

Male: 46%
Female: 49%
Gender Unknown: 5%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Pulmonary Embolism?

Hospitalization
82
Other
41
Death
36
Life Threatening
20

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Pulmonary Embolism?

Physician
66
Consumer
30
Other
21
Pharmacist
6

Therapy

Of those reporting Pulmonary Embolism, why were they taking Abilify?

Schizophrenia
31
Psychotic Disorder
10
Depression
9
Anxiety
7
Schizophrenia, Paranoid Type
7

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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