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Alveolitis: Which Medications Cause It? (740 Reports Across 87 Drugs)

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Alveolitis has been reported as an adverse event with 87 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 740 total reports. 161 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Alveolitis are METHOTREXATE, PACLITAXEL, and CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE.

740
Total Reports
87
Drugs Involved
161
Deaths
496
Hospitalizations
59.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
61.3% / 38.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Alveolitis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 112 0.0% 18 84 23
PACLITAXEL 89 0.1% 58 81 34
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 73 0.1% 62 65 31
AMIODARONE 66 0.3% 49 61 23
TRASTUZUMAB 64 0.1% 47 52 23
DOXORUBICIN 57 0.1% 53 49 22
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 51 0.1% 48 48 21
CEFTRIAXONE 46 0.2% 46 44 21
DILTIAZEM 46 0.3% 45 43 21
METOPROLOL 46 0.1% 45 44 21
DIGOXIN 45 0.6% 45 43 21
DIMENHYDRINATE 45 2.3% 45 43 21
FUROSEMIDE 45 0.1% 45 43 21
HYDRALAZINE 45 0.8% 45 43 21
HYDROMORPHONE 45 0.1% 45 43 21
MORPHINE 45 0.0% 45 43 21
ENOXAPARIN 44 0.2% 44 42 21
ADALIMUMAB 32 0.0% 5 20 3
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS 31 0.2% 31 29 17
RITUXIMAB 29 0.0% 15 16 8

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Alveolitis

112 reports
89 reports
73 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)