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Brain oedema: Which Medications Cause It? (8,198 Reports Across 580 Drugs)

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Brain oedema has been reported as an adverse event with 580 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 8,198 total reports. 3,499 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Brain oedema are ACETAMINOPHEN, DEXAMETHASONE, and TACROLIMUS.

8,198
Total Reports
580
Drugs Involved
3,499
Deaths
4,496
Hospitalizations
44.4 yrs
Average Patient Age
52.9% / 47.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Brain oedema Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ACETAMINOPHEN 407 0.3% 261 293 87
DEXAMETHASONE 254 0.2% 126 139 58
TACROLIMUS 232 0.3% 142 182 105
FENTANYL 222 0.2% 146 99 56
PREDNISONE 205 0.1% 116 163 85
METHOTREXATE 200 0.1% 85 153 58
OXYCODONE 191 0.1% 146 63 30
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 188 0.2% 87 102 72
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 188 0.3% 94 113 76
METHADONE 187 0.7% 168 58 21
NIVOLUMAB 186 0.2% 32 108 14
DIAZEPAM 181 0.5% 167 31 41
MORPHINE 173 0.1% 144 61 35
RITUXIMAB 163 0.1% 74 91 66
CYCLOSPORINE 162 0.2% 53 76 55
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 160 0.2% 99 126 70
PREDNISOLONE 160 0.2% 109 135 59
ADALIMUMAB 144 0.0% 13 99 18
QUETIAPINE 143 0.2% 99 49 27
LEVETIRACETAM 138 0.2% 51 71 16

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Brain oedema

407 reports
254 reports
232 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)