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Hypoxia: Which Medications Cause It? (24,503 Reports Across 1,087 Drugs)

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Hypoxia has been reported as an adverse event with 1,087 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 24,503 total reports. 5,848 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Hypoxia are TREPROSTINIL, PREDNISONE, and MACITENTAN.

24,503
Total Reports
1,087
Drugs Involved
5,848
Deaths
16,603
Hospitalizations
56.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
51.7% / 48.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Hypoxia Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
TREPROSTINIL 1,322 1.4% 274 948 78
PREDNISONE 898 0.6% 200 735 256
MACITENTAN 845 1.9% 335 697 74
ALBUTEROL 763 0.8% 93 600 151
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 749 0.6% 246 576 178
PACLITAXEL 684 0.9% 126 428 109
DEXAMETHASONE 628 0.5% 183 479 107
AMBRISENTAN 613 0.7% 133 450 20
TIOTROPIUM 582 1.3% 77 501 122
ACETAMINOPHEN 545 0.4% 131 414 189
RITUXIMAB 516 0.3% 130 332 64
METHOTREXATE 503 0.2% 166 401 101
CARBOPLATIN 482 0.6% 84 283 68
MORPHINE 463 0.4% 90 294 119
AMLODIPINE 452 0.7% 78 413 213
DOXORUBICIN 451 0.5% 113 367 92
LEVOFLOXACIN 426 1.1% 73 381 138
QUETIAPINE 423 0.6% 99 346 129
APIXABAN 416 0.3% 105 352 157
FUROSEMIDE 411 0.8% 209 334 191

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Hypoxia

1,322 reports
898 reports
845 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)