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Intestinal obstruction: Which Medications Cause It? (27,499 Reports Across 735 Drugs)

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Intestinal obstruction has been reported as an adverse event with 735 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 27,499 total reports. 2,580 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Intestinal obstruction are ADALIMUMAB, VEDOLIZUMAB, and SEMAGLUTIDE.

27,499
Total Reports
735
Drugs Involved
2,580
Deaths
19,320
Hospitalizations
56.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
57.3% / 42.7%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Intestinal obstruction Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 5,727 1.2% 60 4,022 29
VEDOLIZUMAB 1,263 1.7% 37 932 14
SEMAGLUTIDE 924 1.6% 12 608 25
INFLIXIMAB 907 0.7% 23 659 36
RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA 853 1.3% 4 570 2
BEVACIZUMAB 686 0.9% 147 320 32
LENALIDOMIDE 504 0.1% 35 421 17
CLOZAPINE 484 0.5% 126 341 72
OCTREOTIDE 463 2.0% 157 415 38
USTEKINUMAB 459 0.5% 4 327 3
INFLIXIMAB-DYYB 409 1.6% 13 310 6
TIRZEPATIDE 361 0.4% 5 220 11
CAPECITABINE 360 0.6% 49 215 17
NIRAPARIB 354 1.6% 28 270 14
CARBIDOPA\LEVODOPA 351 0.6% 116 282 12
FLUOROURACIL 347 0.7% 54 216 21
METHOTREXATE 329 0.1% 31 256 18
PREDNISONE 300 0.2% 45 218 14
OXALIPLATIN 293 0.5% 47 173 20
DULAGLUTIDE 281 0.4% 2 185 10

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Intestinal obstruction

5,727 reports
1,263 reports
924 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)