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Acute chest syndrome: Which Medications Cause It? (650 Reports Across 29 Drugs)

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Acute chest syndrome has been reported as an adverse event with 29 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 650 total reports. 28 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Acute chest syndrome are VOXELOTOR, GLUTAMINE, and CRIZANLIZUMAB-TMCA.

650
Total Reports
29
Drugs Involved
28
Deaths
480
Hospitalizations
25.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.3% / 47.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Acute chest syndrome Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
VOXELOTOR 372 1.7% 7 266 16
GLUTAMINE 46 1.4% 1 37 2
CRIZANLIZUMAB-TMCA 37 3.3% 2 30 3
HYDROXYUREA 25 0.4% 2 23 0
MORPHINE 23 0.0% 0 19 16
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 18 0.0% 0 14 0
DEFERASIROX 16 0.1% 3 12 3
PREDNISONE 14 0.0% 2 8 5
RITUXIMAB 14 0.0% 0 13 0
HYDROMORPHONE 13 0.0% 0 13 4
FENTANYL 10 0.0% 0 5 9
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 10 0.0% 0 10 0
INFLIXIMAB 10 0.0% 0 10 0
ERYTHROPOIETIN 9 0.1% 0 8 0
CODEINE 8 0.0% 2 6 3
DEFERIPRONE 8 0.3% 2 6 1
ACETAZOLAMIDE 7 0.3% 0 7 2
CRIZANLIZUMAB 7 5.6% 0 6 3
IRON 7 0.3% 0 7 0
OXYCODONE 7 0.0% 0 7 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Acute chest syndrome

372 reports
46 reports
37 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)