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Emphysema: Which Medications Cause It? (6,441 Reports Across 450 Drugs)

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Emphysema has been reported as an adverse event with 450 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,441 total reports. 1,067 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Emphysema are ALBUTEROL, BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL, and TIOTROPIUM.

6,441
Total Reports
450
Drugs Involved
1,067
Deaths
3,069
Hospitalizations
64.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.7% / 48.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Emphysema Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ALBUTEROL 595 0.6% 13 348 26
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL 475 1.3% 24 241 15
TIOTROPIUM 412 0.9% 19 268 4
PREDNISONE 382 0.2% 13 246 7
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL 328 0.7% 17 208 0
ADALIMUMAB 321 0.1% 39 178 13
METHOTREXATE 308 0.1% 48 173 17
MEPOLIZUMAB 205 0.5% 6 124 0
FLUTICASONE FUROATE\VILANTEROL TRIFENATATE 189 0.8% 4 98 0
ETANERCEPT 181 0.1% 14 65 4
BUDESONIDE 164 0.7% 7 79 32
MONTELUKAST 164 0.6% 1 79 4
RITUXIMAB 134 0.1% 31 85 17
OMALIZUMAB 124 0.2% 7 67 4
ACETAMINOPHEN 122 0.1% 23 25 37
FORMOTEROL 122 4.4% 0 61 3
FLUTICASONE 121 0.4% 3 51 1
VARENICLINE 116 0.6% 2 18 2
CICLESONIDE 109 1.9% 0 86 3
GLYCOPYRROLATE 105 2.3% 15 56 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Emphysema

595 reports
475 reports
412 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)