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Abdominal distension: Which Medications Cause It? (74,531 Reports Across 1,579 Drugs)

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Abdominal distension has been reported as an adverse event with 1,579 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 74,531 total reports. 4,317 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Abdominal distension are ADALIMUMAB, CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM, and LEVONORGESTREL.

74,531
Total Reports
1,579
Drugs Involved
4,317
Deaths
19,718
Hospitalizations
55.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
67.7% / 32.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Abdominal distension Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 3,728 0.8% 492 1,753 456
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM 2,238 2.4% 40 348 2
LEVONORGESTREL 1,700 1.5% 1 109 22
METHOTREXATE 1,471 0.6% 473 903 436
TREPROSTINIL 1,437 1.6% 100 583 26
PREDNISONE 1,429 0.9% 457 852 428
SEMAGLUTIDE 1,424 2.4% 16 186 22
VEDOLIZUMAB 1,411 1.9% 16 426 9
INFLIXIMAB 1,328 1.0% 378 688 381
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 1,158 3.1% 186 139 94
ETANERCEPT 1,152 0.3% 341 549 347
RITUXIMAB 1,129 0.6% 542 753 466
TOFACITINIB 1,125 0.7% 290 464 286
LENALIDOMIDE 1,070 0.3% 11 140 11
SECUKINUMAB 994 0.7% 450 612 458
TIRZEPATIDE 990 1.0% 3 78 11
ACETAMINOPHEN 970 0.7% 656 659 499
OCTREOTIDE 961 4.1% 185 529 48
DULAGLUTIDE 956 1.3% 4 104 16
APREMILAST 936 0.7% 299 381 298

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Abdominal distension

3,728 reports
1,700 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)