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Drug therapy: Which Medications Cause It? (211 Reports Across 221 Drugs)

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Drug therapy has been reported as an adverse event with 221 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 211 total reports. 123 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Drug therapy are ALBUTEROL, HYDROMORPHONE, and ALLOPURINOL.

211
Total Reports
221
Drugs Involved
123
Deaths
144
Hospitalizations
72.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
31.1% / 68.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Drug therapy Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ALBUTEROL 94 0.1% 94 88 86
HYDROMORPHONE 92 0.1% 92 85 84
ALLOPURINOL 91 0.5% 91 84 81
GABAPENTIN 90 0.1% 90 84 83
AMIODARONE 89 0.4% 89 83 82
ONDANSETRON 89 0.4% 89 83 82
LANSOPRAZOLE 88 0.1% 88 82 81
SIMVASTATIN 88 0.3% 88 82 81
CEFTRIAXONE 87 0.5% 87 80 77
IPRATROPIUM 87 1.2% 87 81 79
METRONIDAZOLE 86 0.4% 86 78 77
ACETAMINOPHEN 85 0.1% 85 79 78
DOBUTAMINE 84 5.2% 84 78 77
PHYTONADIONE 81 6.4% 81 75 72
CALCITRIOL 79 3.3% 79 72 70
HEPARIN 77 0.4% 77 73 68
DARBEPOETIN ALFA 76 0.2% 76 70 70
XYLOMETAZOLINE 75 13.9% 75 69 69
BISACODYL 73 2.1% 73 67 67
OSELTAMIVIR 73 0.6% 73 66 66

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Drug therapy

94 reports
92 reports
91 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)