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Cough: Which Medications Cause It? (215,300 Reports Across 2,114 Drugs)

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Cough has been reported as an adverse event with 2,114 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 215,300 total reports. 8,181 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Cough are TREPROSTINIL, DUPILUMAB, and ALBUTEROL.

215,300
Total Reports
2,114
Drugs Involved
8,181
Deaths
54,911
Hospitalizations
57.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
65.8% / 34.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Cough Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TREPROSTINIL 8,945 9.7% 293 2,282 75
DUPILUMAB 8,360 2.2% 24 738 22
ALBUTEROL 8,355 8.7% 54 2,831 208
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 7,743 7.0% 152 1,134 122
ADALIMUMAB 7,064 1.4% 197 1,551 63
ETANERCEPT 6,387 1.8% 224 758 60
OMALIZUMAB 5,926 9.3% 86 2,751 252
PREDNISONE 5,711 3.6% 156 2,861 441
METHOTREXATE 5,075 2.0% 221 1,921 348
RITUXIMAB 4,610 2.6% 242 1,782 309
MEPOLIZUMAB 4,577 10.6% 46 2,079 86
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 4,466 12.3% 15 1,581 129
TIOTROPIUM 4,202 9.0% 9 1,638 117
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL 4,111 8.6% 30 1,024 58
SECUKINUMAB 3,982 2.6% 56 794 225
LENALIDOMIDE 3,714 1.1% 131 771 33
TOFACITINIB 3,650 2.4% 48 609 28
MONTELUKAST 3,475 12.9% 25 1,633 148
AMBRISENTAN 3,067 3.6% 85 899 19
INFLIXIMAB 2,528 1.8% 40 653 66

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Cough

8,945 reports
8,360 reports
8,355 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)