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Choking: Which Medications Cause It? (14,401 Reports Across 635 Drugs)

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Choking has been reported as an adverse event with 635 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 14,401 total reports. 1,075 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Choking are ALBUTEROL, CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA, and OMALIZUMAB.

14,401
Total Reports
635
Drugs Involved
1,075
Deaths
2,971
Hospitalizations
59.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
65.1% / 34.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Choking Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ALBUTEROL 363 0.4% 6 71 14
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 309 0.5% 86 165 22
OMALIZUMAB 288 0.5% 6 148 37
ADALIMUMAB 274 0.1% 17 100 6
DIMETHICONE\LOPERAMIDE 247 4.4% 0 0 0
TIOTROPIUM 244 0.5% 1 26 6
DUPILUMAB 223 0.1% 2 19 1
LEVODOPA 222 3.4% 4 6 0
MEPOLIZUMAB 214 0.5% 4 63 0
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 211 0.2% 16 80 13
CLOZAPINE 203 0.2% 132 37 40
ESOMEPRAZOLE 182 0.2% 5 57 14
ACETAMINOPHEN 181 0.1% 10 21 7
AMLODIPINE 179 0.3% 17 29 3
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 179 0.5% 0 35 11
METFORMIN 172 0.2% 13 58 13
SODIUM OXYBATE 164 0.3% 0 11 1
IBUPROFEN 161 0.2% 3 21 4
OMEPRAZOLE 160 0.2% 3 29 26
PANTOPRAZOLE 159 0.2% 11 41 16

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Choking

363 reports
309 reports
288 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)