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Atelectasis: Which Medications Cause It? (5,429 Reports Across 502 Drugs)

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Atelectasis has been reported as an adverse event with 502 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,429 total reports. 1,115 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Atelectasis are PREDNISONE, ALBUTEROL, and METHOTREXATE.

5,429
Total Reports
502
Drugs Involved
1,115
Deaths
3,885
Hospitalizations
55.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.4% / 46.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Atelectasis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISONE 446 0.3% 81 311 101
ALBUTEROL 317 0.3% 31 244 50
METHOTREXATE 307 0.1% 38 174 48
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 268 0.2% 40 224 48
DOXORUBICIN 215 0.3% 15 187 21
ADALIMUMAB 214 0.0% 23 124 26
ONDANSETRON 202 0.9% 14 151 4
RITUXIMAB 197 0.1% 50 123 42
DEXAMETHASONE 196 0.2% 16 174 18
PACLITAXEL 189 0.2% 24 163 8
PANTOPRAZOLE 185 0.2% 22 105 24
RANITIDINE 177 0.0% 17 115 18
ACETAMINOPHEN 170 0.1% 30 121 37
ALENDRONATE 169 0.6% 29 117 19
MEPOLIZUMAB 163 0.4% 1 140 19
TRASTUZUMAB 153 0.3% 6 136 1
LEVOFLOXACIN 149 0.4% 1 143 11
CARBOPLATIN 139 0.2% 26 99 23
TACROLIMUS 137 0.2% 63 117 71
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 136 0.2% 37 64 46

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Atelectasis

446 reports
317 reports
307 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)