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Contrast media allergy: Which Medications Cause It? (1,432 Reports Across 85 Drugs)

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Contrast media allergy has been reported as an adverse event with 85 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,432 total reports. 44 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Contrast media allergy are ADALIMUMAB, RITUXIMAB, and IOHEXOL.

1,432
Total Reports
85
Drugs Involved
44
Deaths
404
Hospitalizations
56.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
68.7% / 31.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Contrast media allergy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 225 0.1% 0 19 2
RITUXIMAB 213 0.1% 0 10 0
IOHEXOL 205 3.5% 3 35 20
INFLIXIMAB 195 0.1% 0 1 1
CODEINE 194 0.9% 0 2 1
ETANERCEPT 192 0.1% 0 4 0
MORPHINE 187 0.2% 0 3 0
MEPERIDINE 184 2.9% 0 0 0
PREDNISONE 184 0.1% 0 1 0
IOPROMIDE 180 5.7% 8 55 84
MOXIFLOXACIN 163 1.1% 0 0 0
LEVOFLOXACIN 121 0.3% 0 1 0
GADOBUTROL 115 2.8% 4 29 14
IODIXANOL 76 3.7% 1 21 13
ABATACEPT 59 0.1% 0 0 0
TOFACITINIB 51 0.0% 0 2 1
IOPAMIDOL 42 2.0% 3 26 12
GADOTERATE MEGLUMINE 38 1.2% 1 7 6
CODEINE\GUAIFENESIN 31 3.1% 0 0 0
GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE 30 1.5% 0 6 3

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Contrast media allergy

225 reports
213 reports
205 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)