Melaena
also: Melena
3 drugs2,927 FAERS reportsMedDRA PT
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/api/v1/reaction/melaenaReference statistics only. FAERS reports are voluntarily submitted and are not incidence rates, safety signals, or causal evidence. The drugs below are ranked by how often this reaction appears on FAERS reports for each drug — high share does not mean the drug caused the reaction, and absence from this list does not mean the reaction never occurred. This is not a symptom checker.
DefinitionNLM MeSH D008551
The black, tarry, foul-smelling FECES that contain degraded blood.
Drugs reporting Melaena (3)
Share = reports listing this reaction ÷ total matched reports for the drug. — means the upstream totals query failed at ingest and the denominator is unknown.
- 1Dabigatran1,4511.9%
- 2Dabigatran Etexilate1,4511.9%
- 3Idarucizumab251.8%
Related reactions
Other reactions most often co-reported on the same drug set. Ranked by Jaccard similarity over drug-id sets — pure data-derived co-occurrence, not a clinical relationship.
- Ischaemic Stroke3 shared · 0.38
- Coagulopathy3 shared · 0.20
- Cerebral Haemorrhage3 shared · 0.15
- Rectal Haemorrhage2 shared · 0.11
- Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage3 shared · 0.08
- Epistaxis2 shared · 0.06
- Haemorrhage3 shared · 0.06
- Cerebrovascular Accident3 shared · 0.05
- Dyspepsia2 shared · 0.03
- Atrial Fibrillation2 shared · 0.02
Literature
Recent PubMed references pinned to Melena as a MeSH major topic. About the reaction term itself — not about any specific drug.
- Hidden ruptured internal carotid artery aneurysm causing occult epistaxis, melena, syncope, and hemodynamic collapse: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026 · Alamir HIA, Alotaibi NPMID 42015214DOI 10.1186/s13256-025-05412-x
- [Enteric muco-submucosal elongated polyp with intussusception presenting as melena and treated by laparoscopic surgery: a case report and literature review].Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai zasshi = The Japanese journal of gastro-enterology · 2025 · Awazu M, Yamamoto Y, Nakayama S, et al.PMID 41207677DOI 10.11405/nisshoshi.122.788
- A Case Report and Literature Review on Systemic Sclerosis Manifesting as Melena and Hematochezia.Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports · 2025 · El Gharib A, Nassif L, Karam K, et al.PMID 40534550DOI 10.1177/23247096251348903
- A Man With Abdominal Pain and Melena.Annals of emergency medicine · 2024 · Ko CL, Lo YC, Yang PJ, et al.PMID 39306376DOI 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.03.022
- Endoloop ligation-assisted resection of bleeding ulcerated Brunner's gland adenoma.Endoscopy · 2024 · Jourdain A, Guilloux A, Salesse J, et al.PMID 39137908DOI 10.1055/a-2366-5234
- Gastrointestinal mucormycosis presenting as melena in a patient with severe COVID 19.Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases : JGLD · 2024 · Mishra V, Chaubey M, Gupta MK, et al.PMID 38944868DOI 10.15403/jgld-5302
Note. FAERS reports are voluntarily submitted and are NOT incidence rates, signals, or causal evidence. Counts reflect reporting volume, not how often a reaction occurs. Reference statistics only.