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Embolism: Which Medications Cause It? (5,408 Reports Across 373 Drugs)

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Embolism has been reported as an adverse event with 373 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 5,408 total reports. 1,193 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Embolism are BEVACIZUMAB, PACLITAXEL, and LENALIDOMIDE.

5,408
Total Reports
373
Drugs Involved
1,193
Deaths
2,439
Hospitalizations
59.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
53.8% / 46.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Embolism Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
BEVACIZUMAB 378 0.5% 92 135 21
PACLITAXEL 251 0.3% 52 140 17
LENALIDOMIDE 206 0.1% 51 67 12
DEXAMETHASONE 204 0.2% 73 123 21
RITUXIMAB 204 0.1% 51 94 14
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 202 0.2% 45 101 13
DOXORUBICIN 198 0.2% 40 82 16
RIVAROXABAN 197 0.2% 40 81 7
CARBOPLATIN 187 0.2% 27 99 12
APIXABAN 181 0.1% 9 53 10
NIVOLUMAB 171 0.2% 39 134 23
FLUOROURACIL 165 0.3% 28 86 10
CISPLATIN 154 0.3% 24 55 4
OXALIPLATIN 150 0.3% 32 63 7
ATEZOLIZUMAB 147 0.4% 24 103 7
PREDNISONE 135 0.1% 35 65 8
METHOTREXATE 132 0.1% 30 65 22
ASPIRIN 125 0.1% 30 30 8
CAPECITABINE 123 0.2% 33 27 5
ADALIMUMAB 122 0.0% 11 43 5

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Embolism

378 reports
251 reports
206 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)