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Botulism: Which Medications Cause It? (507 Reports Across 24 Drugs)

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Botulism has been reported as an adverse event with 24 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 507 total reports. 23 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Botulism are ONABOTULINUMTOXINA, BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A, and ABOBOTULINUMTOXINA.

507
Total Reports
24
Drugs Involved
23
Deaths
239
Hospitalizations
38.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
82.0% / 18.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Botulism Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ONABOTULINUMTOXINA 285 0.6% 9 124 27
BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A 86 2.3% 1 45 8
ABOBOTULINUMTOXINA 26 0.5% 0 15 3
INCOBOTULINUMTOXINA 26 0.5% 1 5 3
BOTULINUM TOXIN NOS 18 6.6% 0 15 0
CIPROFLOXACIN 13 0.0% 0 0 0
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM 13 0.1% 6 9 2
FOSCARNET 10 0.5% 8 4 0
GANCICLOVIR 10 0.2% 7 4 0
LETIBOTULINUMTOXINA-WLBG 10 10.5% 0 9 1
METRONIDAZOLE 10 0.0% 6 4 0
VANCOMYCIN 10 0.0% 5 5 1
VALGANCICLOVIR 9 0.1% 7 4 0
CEFEPIME 8 0.1% 5 3 0
MICAFUNGIN 8 0.3% 5 3 0
IMIPENEM 7 0.4% 4 3 0
LEVOFLOXACIN 7 0.0% 4 3 0
LINEZOLID 7 0.0% 4 3 0
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM 7 0.0% 4 3 0
HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS IMMUNE GLOBULIN 6 1.6% 4 3 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Botulism

285 reports
26 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)