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Influenza like illness: Which Medications Cause It? (53,950 Reports Across 938 Drugs)

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Influenza like illness has been reported as an adverse event with 938 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 53,950 total reports. 717 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Influenza like illness are INTERFERON BETA-1A, EVOLOCUMAB, and OFATUMUMAB.

53,950
Total Reports
938
Drugs Involved
717
Deaths
9,370
Hospitalizations
52.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
69.6% / 30.4%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Influenza like illness Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
INTERFERON BETA-1A 4,475 6.6% 12 861 23
EVOLOCUMAB 3,036 2.0% 9 121 8
OFATUMUMAB 2,727 9.1% 2 149 24
ADALIMUMAB 2,287 0.5% 19 449 20
PEGINTERFERON BETA-1A 1,431 11.5% 2 174 3
ETANERCEPT 1,383 0.4% 9 129 7
RIBAVIRIN 1,297 3.0% 12 89 14
METHOTREXATE 1,295 0.5% 25 534 166
PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A 1,208 5.0% 8 54 11
INTERFERON BETA-1B 1,042 8.4% 1 110 4
SECUKINUMAB 1,039 0.7% 8 255 151
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G 906 1.3% 11 191 7
ZOLEDRONIC ACID 891 2.7% 19 214 33
DUPILUMAB 845 0.2% 1 47 3
INFLIXIMAB 806 0.6% 3 205 5
ALIROCUMAB 778 3.4% 0 23 0
OMALIZUMAB 729 1.1% 3 309 64
RITUXIMAB 710 0.4% 32 350 145
AVONEX 708 11.5% 1 111 0
PREDNISONE 642 0.4% 29 341 170

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Influenza like illness

4,475 reports
3,036 reports
2,727 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)