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Chest discomfort: Which Medications Cause It? (72,641 Reports Across 1,473 Drugs)

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Chest discomfort has been reported as an adverse event with 1,473 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 72,641 total reports. 1,517 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Chest discomfort are ALBUTEROL, OMALIZUMAB, and PREDNISONE.

72,641
Total Reports
1,473
Drugs Involved
1,517
Deaths
19,700
Hospitalizations
54.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
68.5% / 31.5%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Chest discomfort Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ALBUTEROL 3,589 3.7% 14 1,428 87
OMALIZUMAB 2,331 3.7% 34 1,179 133
PREDNISONE 2,211 1.4% 99 1,205 212
TREPROSTINIL 2,176 2.4% 61 670 20
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 1,904 5.2% 4 801 43
MEPOLIZUMAB 1,734 4.0% 8 826 34
DUPILUMAB 1,726 0.5% 1 184 6
TIOTROPIUM 1,649 3.5% 4 808 54
MONTELUKAST 1,590 5.9% 4 849 74
INFLIXIMAB 1,561 1.1% 5 341 110
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL 1,538 3.2% 4 482 42
ADALIMUMAB 1,361 0.3% 14 427 34
RITUXIMAB 1,254 0.7% 48 421 186
PACLITAXEL 1,240 1.6% 16 316 143
BUDESONIDE 1,213 4.8% 3 562 42
AMBRISENTAN 1,050 1.2% 22 348 5
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 1,029 1.5% 23 279 36
AMLODIPINE 1,022 1.6% 17 594 156
FLUTICASONE FUROATE\VILANTEROL TRIFENATATE 962 3.9% 1 367 38
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 958 0.9% 57 324 41

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Chest discomfort

3,589 reports
2,331 reports
2,211 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)