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Inflammation: Which Medications Cause It? (39,180 Reports Across 1,180 Drugs)

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Inflammation has been reported as an adverse event with 1,180 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 39,180 total reports. 3,032 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Inflammation are ADALIMUMAB, METHOTREXATE, and ETANERCEPT.

39,180
Total Reports
1,180
Drugs Involved
3,032
Deaths
13,639
Hospitalizations
53.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
70.6% / 29.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Inflammation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 7,754 1.6% 1,289 3,460 1,366
METHOTREXATE 5,055 2.0% 1,362 2,497 1,444
ETANERCEPT 4,459 1.2% 993 1,973 1,067
RITUXIMAB 3,540 2.0% 1,425 2,374 1,373
SECUKINUMAB 3,515 2.3% 1,324 1,824 1,401
INFLIXIMAB 3,448 2.5% 1,134 2,101 1,226
TOCILIZUMAB 3,371 3.4% 1,270 2,174 1,200
ABATACEPT 3,284 2.8% 1,128 2,079 1,299
TOFACITINIB 3,241 2.1% 1,026 1,447 1,093
LEFLUNOMIDE 3,067 5.4% 1,301 2,098 1,367
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 2,875 4.3% 1,140 1,853 1,188
PREDNISONE 2,611 1.7% 1,237 1,723 1,253
SULFASALAZINE 2,557 6.4% 1,141 1,768 1,183
GOLIMUMAB 2,279 3.3% 1,117 1,541 1,154
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 2,262 2.3% 1,134 1,536 1,171
ALENDRONATE 1,972 7.1% 1,267 1,784 1,283
DICLOFENAC 1,916 2.2% 1,335 1,450 1,385
USTEKINUMAB 1,629 1.9% 964 1,277 993
ACETAMINOPHEN 1,544 1.1% 1,078 1,282 1,143
ETANERCEPT-SZZS 1,530 12.9% 1,010 1,259 1,066

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Inflammation

7,754 reports
5,055 reports
4,459 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)