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Dysphagia: Which Medications Cause It? (66,568 Reports Across 1,457 Drugs)

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Dysphagia has been reported as an adverse event with 1,457 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 66,568 total reports. 5,605 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Dysphagia are CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA, DUPILUMAB, and RITUXIMAB.

66,568
Total Reports
1,457
Drugs Involved
5,605
Deaths
22,519
Hospitalizations
59.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
58.6% / 41.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Dysphagia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 1,615 2.8% 454 996 47
DUPILUMAB 1,590 0.4% 10 96 3
RITUXIMAB 1,265 0.7% 120 526 228
ADALIMUMAB 1,231 0.3% 52 536 60
METHOTREXATE 1,196 0.5% 88 635 252
ENZALUTAMIDE 1,167 2.4% 166 254 10
ONABOTULINUMTOXINA 1,020 2.1% 26 215 46
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 1,013 0.9% 15 40 3
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE 990 1.0% 24 28 2
PREDNISONE 901 0.6% 81 460 223
ESOMEPRAZOLE 823 1.1% 25 370 226
ATORVASTATIN 771 1.0% 49 477 262
LENALIDOMIDE 768 0.2% 73 264 16
PALBOCICLIB 759 0.8% 51 196 9
IBUPROFEN 714 0.8% 40 228 76
MORPHINE 700 0.6% 89 313 169
ASPIRIN 683 0.7% 22 363 256
CARBOPLATIN 677 0.8% 117 402 49
ECULIZUMAB 676 1.5% 20 168 10
AMLODIPINE 668 1.0% 50 436 252

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Dysphagia

1,615 reports
1,590 reports
1,265 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)