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Effusion: Which Medications Cause It? (883 Reports Across 134 Drugs)

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Effusion has been reported as an adverse event with 134 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 883 total reports. 99 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Effusion are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and RITUXIMAB.

883
Total Reports
134
Drugs Involved
99
Deaths
458
Hospitalizations
54.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.3% / 37.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Effusion Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 83 0.0% 1 27 1
METHOTREXATE 72 0.0% 2 9 2
RITUXIMAB 42 0.0% 0 20 2
TOCILIZUMAB 39 0.0% 1 5 1
GOLIMUMAB 29 0.0% 0 0 0
ETANERCEPT 25 0.0% 1 11 0
SECUKINUMAB 23 0.0% 0 4 0
TOFACITINIB 22 0.0% 0 6 0
IMATINIB 21 0.1% 2 3 0
METFORMIN 20 0.0% 1 13 0
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 20 0.0% 8 8 2
CHORIOGONADOTROPIN ALFA 18 0.7% 0 17 0
TACROLIMUS 18 0.0% 3 13 6
LENALIDOMIDE 17 0.0% 7 3 0
MONTELUKAST 16 0.1% 1 16 0
DEXAMETHASONE 15 0.0% 4 4 1
VALSARTAN 14 0.1% 3 11 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 13 0.0% 4 13 2
CLARITHROMYCIN 13 0.1% 0 11 0
DICLOFENAC 13 0.0% 0 13 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Effusion

83 reports
72 reports
42 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)