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Flatulence: Which Medications Cause It? (39,240 Reports Across 934 Drugs)

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Flatulence has been reported as an adverse event with 934 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 39,240 total reports. 845 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Flatulence are ADALIMUMAB, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350, and VEDOLIZUMAB.

39,240
Total Reports
934
Drugs Involved
845
Deaths
6,711
Hospitalizations
59.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
62.1% / 37.9%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Flatulence Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 1,651 0.3% 10 530 9
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 1,207 3.3% 1 22 0
VEDOLIZUMAB 949 1.3% 9 243 2
SEMAGLUTIDE 925 1.6% 3 79 2
TIRZEPATIDE 918 0.9% 2 32 1
LENALIDOMIDE 865 0.3% 4 66 6
NINTEDANIB 832 3.2% 33 302 15
DULAGLUTIDE 754 1.0% 0 33 2
OCTREOTIDE 699 3.0% 121 395 26
APREMILAST 617 0.5% 0 23 0
TREPROSTINIL 587 0.6% 18 144 4
PANCRELIPASE AMYLASE\PANCRELIPASE LIPASE\PANCRELIPASE PROTEASE 575 3.5% 2 85 7
OMEPRAZOLE 574 0.7% 2 86 11
LINACLOTIDE 554 4.2% 0 13 0
DIMETHYL 527 0.6% 0 39 2
TOFACITINIB 493 0.3% 7 55 16
RUXOLITINIB 463 0.7% 28 91 5
METFORMIN 430 0.5% 14 128 4
CABOZANTINIB S-MALATE 429 1.1% 8 37 3
PANTOPRAZOLE 415 0.5% 26 150 8

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Flatulence

1,651 reports
1,207 reports
949 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)