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Interstitial lung disease: Which Medications Cause It? (34,585 Reports Across 962 Drugs)

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Interstitial lung disease has been reported as an adverse event with 962 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 34,585 total reports. 8,249 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Interstitial lung disease are METHOTREXATE, RITUXIMAB, and PEMBROLIZUMAB.

34,585
Total Reports
962
Drugs Involved
8,249
Deaths
16,687
Hospitalizations
65.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
48.3% / 51.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Interstitial lung disease Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
METHOTREXATE 3,049 1.2% 358 1,122 299
RITUXIMAB 2,458 1.4% 364 725 241
PEMBROLIZUMAB 2,113 2.5% 869 1,276 292
PREDNISONE 1,850 1.2% 195 577 120
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 1,725 1.3% 283 451 124
NIVOLUMAB 1,538 1.8% 574 961 237
AMIODARONE 1,421 5.7% 388 939 208
DOXORUBICIN 1,352 1.6% 150 262 52
ETANERCEPT 1,267 0.4% 133 400 137
ADALIMUMAB 1,250 0.3% 153 471 149
TOCILIZUMAB 1,229 1.3% 154 418 148
PACLITAXEL 1,222 1.6% 363 652 174
ABATACEPT 1,118 1.0% 119 323 134
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 1,103 1.7% 115 274 149
VINCRISTINE 1,048 1.4% 88 156 38
LEFLUNOMIDE 1,031 1.8% 110 301 127
CARBOPLATIN 980 1.2% 332 477 114
FAM-TRASTUZUMAB DERUXTECAN-NXKI 880 11.7% 280 355 69
SULFASALAZINE 868 2.2% 106 259 140
BEVACIZUMAB 847 1.1% 189 328 40

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Interstitial lung disease

3,049 reports
2,458 reports
2,113 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)