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Foreign body: Which Medications Cause It? (2,524 Reports Across 134 Drugs)

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Foreign body has been reported as an adverse event with 134 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 2,524 total reports. 42 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Foreign body are DIMETHICONE\LOPERAMIDE, IBUPROFEN, and RISPERIDONE.

2,524
Total Reports
134
Drugs Involved
42
Deaths
330
Hospitalizations
61.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
61.9% / 38.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Foreign body Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DIMETHICONE\LOPERAMIDE 227 4.1% 0 1 0
IBUPROFEN 132 0.2% 1 12 1
RISPERIDONE 131 0.2% 0 2 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 87 0.1% 1 8 0
NAPROXEN 80 0.2% 0 2 3
INSULIN LISPRO 53 0.1% 0 1 0
DEVICE 52 0.4% 1 3 0
ADALIMUMAB 51 0.0% 1 18 0
CHLORHEXIDINE\ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 50 0.9% 1 4 0
LIDOCAINE 47 0.2% 0 4 1
ENZALUTAMIDE 46 0.1% 7 8 2
AMLODIPINE 37 0.1% 0 11 0
GUAIFENESIN 35 0.4% 0 10 1
DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE 34 0.1% 0 5 0
LOPERAMIDE 34 0.2% 0 0 0
DIPHENHYDRAMINE\IBUPROFEN 33 0.8% 0 3 0
ALBUTEROL 29 0.0% 1 6 2
TIOTROPIUM 28 0.1% 0 3 1
POTASSIUM 27 0.2% 0 1 0
TRAZODONE 26 0.1% 0 11 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Foreign body

132 reports
131 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)