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Corona virus infection: Which Medications Cause It? (420 Reports Across 41 Drugs)

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Corona virus infection has been reported as an adverse event with 41 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 420 total reports. 105 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Corona virus infection are CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, METHYLPREDNISOLONE, and VINCRISTINE.

420
Total Reports
41
Drugs Involved
105
Deaths
223
Hospitalizations
35.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
50.2% / 49.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Corona virus infection Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 85 0.1% 65 14 9
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 78 0.1% 58 20 16
VINCRISTINE 73 0.1% 59 14 6
CYTARABINE 72 0.2% 59 13 5
METHOTREXATE 72 0.0% 61 13 6
DEXAMETHASONE 68 0.1% 59 9 1
ASPARAGINASE 67 1.3% 60 8 5
ETOPOSIDE 67 0.1% 59 9 5
HYDROCORTISONE 67 0.3% 60 7 6
PREDNISONE 67 0.0% 60 6 2
DAUNORUBICIN 66 0.7% 59 7 5
PEGASPARGASE 63 0.6% 59 4 0
MERCAPTOPURINE 62 0.5% 58 4 1
LEUCOVORIN 61 0.2% 60 1 1
FILGRASTIM 60 0.4% 59 1 0
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 26 0.0% 5 14 10
FLUDARABINE 25 0.1% 13 5 3
PREDNISOLONE 22 0.0% 8 15 11
TACROLIMUS 19 0.0% 1 18 11
PALIVIZUMAB 17 0.2% 1 17 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Corona virus infection

85 reports
78 reports
73 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)