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Covid-19 pneumonia: Which Medications Cause It? (11,308 Reports Across 456 Drugs)

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Covid-19 pneumonia has been reported as an adverse event with 456 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 11,308 total reports. 2,838 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Covid-19 pneumonia are RITUXIMAB, DEXAMETHASONE, and LENALIDOMIDE.

11,308
Total Reports
456
Drugs Involved
2,838
Deaths
8,109
Hospitalizations
60.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
49.9% / 50.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Covid-19 pneumonia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RITUXIMAB 1,489 0.8% 401 1,141 170
DEXAMETHASONE 758 0.6% 241 623 128
LENALIDOMIDE 750 0.2% 194 571 67
PREDNISONE 749 0.5% 158 612 159
OCRELIZUMAB 669 1.2% 92 478 14
TACROLIMUS 622 0.7% 167 519 114
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 594 0.8% 182 458 107
PREDNISOLONE 479 0.6% 151 394 107
METHOTREXATE 472 0.2% 94 376 80
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 430 0.3% 134 329 59
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 347 0.5% 94 285 45
TOCILIZUMAB 336 0.3% 162 223 47
APIXABAN 319 0.2% 61 170 15
BAMLANIVIMAB 313 5.9% 22 293 19
VINCRISTINE 281 0.4% 68 221 41
REMDESIVIR 280 2.7% 166 136 26
DARATUMUMAB 276 1.0% 57 226 29
OBINUTUZUMAB 273 1.9% 92 194 20
DOXORUBICIN 267 0.3% 70 207 41
VENETOCLAX 255 0.5% 105 185 15

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Covid-19 pneumonia

1,489 reports
758 reports
750 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)