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Covid-19: Which Medications Cause It? (169,682 Reports Across 1,315 Drugs)

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Covid-19 has been reported as an adverse event with 1,315 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 169,682 total reports. 13,344 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Covid-19 are NIRMATRELVIR\RITONAVIR, OCRELIZUMAB, and ADALIMUMAB.

169,682
Total Reports
1,315
Drugs Involved
13,344
Deaths
50,547
Hospitalizations
56.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
63.4% / 36.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Covid-19 Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
NIRMATRELVIR\RITONAVIR 22,066 42.3% 53 412 33
OCRELIZUMAB 11,454 20.4% 322 2,256 55
ADALIMUMAB 9,138 1.8% 259 1,840 79
DUPILUMAB 6,986 1.8% 68 871 11
RITUXIMAB 6,301 3.5% 1,525 3,612 359
LENALIDOMIDE 6,223 1.8% 624 2,275 106
TOFACITINIB 4,926 3.2% 140 966 38
SECUKINUMAB 3,871 2.6% 98 746 86
INFLIXIMAB 3,698 2.6% 146 1,018 52
TACROLIMUS 3,201 3.5% 639 2,220 406
PREDNISONE 3,091 2.0% 535 1,826 326
UPADACITINIB 2,978 4.5% 126 1,022 18
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 2,706 3.6% 525 1,868 304
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 2,699 3.8% 133 1,243 36
METHOTREXATE 2,483 1.0% 308 1,201 221
APIXABAN 2,328 1.5% 220 928 203
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB 2,262 8.8% 42 653 13
DEXAMETHASONE 2,261 1.8% 658 1,276 246
ETANERCEPT 2,261 0.6% 139 514 81
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 2,145 3.3% 55 640 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Covid-19

22,066 reports
11,454 reports
9,138 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)