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Ascites: Which Medications Cause It? (20,247 Reports Across 970 Drugs)

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Ascites has been reported as an adverse event with 970 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 20,247 total reports. 5,548 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Ascites are BEVACIZUMAB, RIBAVIRIN, and TREPROSTINIL.

20,247
Total Reports
970
Drugs Involved
5,548
Deaths
11,736
Hospitalizations
56.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.3% / 46.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Ascites Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
BEVACIZUMAB 1,067 1.4% 311 458 34
RIBAVIRIN 1,025 2.4% 384 438 61
TREPROSTINIL 672 0.7% 109 471 26
ACETAMINOPHEN 599 0.4% 526 227 139
SOFOSBUVIR 598 3.5% 282 218 30
PACLITAXEL 581 0.8% 130 273 28
LETROZOLE 579 1.9% 313 206 28
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 561 0.4% 169 243 41
OXALIPLATIN 533 0.9% 107 277 46
METHOTREXATE 521 0.2% 106 345 59
ADALIMUMAB 500 0.1% 204 263 17
SIMVASTATIN 495 1.8% 468 146 127
HYDROMORPHONE 489 0.6% 469 148 126
ATEZOLIZUMAB 485 1.4% 127 226 14
MACITENTAN 484 1.1% 172 387 35
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 472 0.6% 200 228 31
TACROLIMUS 466 0.5% 148 301 68
NIVOLUMAB 465 0.5% 140 300 37
CAPECITABINE 433 0.7% 140 166 20
SODIUM PICOSULFATE 417 37.5% 413 114 106

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Ascites

1,067 reports
1,025 reports
672 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)