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Intestinal perforation: Which Medications Cause It? (7,751 Reports Across 386 Drugs)

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Intestinal perforation has been reported as an adverse event with 386 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 7,751 total reports. 2,004 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Intestinal perforation are ADALIMUMAB, BEVACIZUMAB, and RITUXIMAB.

7,751
Total Reports
386
Drugs Involved
2,004
Deaths
4,696
Hospitalizations
57.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
55.2% / 44.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Intestinal perforation Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ADALIMUMAB 1,010 0.2% 76 638 31
BEVACIZUMAB 600 0.8% 236 239 91
RITUXIMAB 321 0.2% 98 161 44
TOCILIZUMAB 276 0.3% 29 157 38
PREDNISONE 266 0.2% 76 147 26
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 262 0.2% 106 148 44
DOXORUBICIN 240 0.3% 86 112 32
LENVATINIB 228 0.7% 47 151 25
INFLIXIMAB 226 0.2% 25 134 11
PEMBROLIZUMAB 220 0.3% 55 126 33
METHOTREXATE 202 0.1% 23 110 23
PACLITAXEL 191 0.3% 102 99 41
VINCRISTINE 191 0.3% 72 108 22
DEXAMETHASONE 179 0.1% 60 121 42
CARBOPLATIN 175 0.2% 84 79 36
FLUOROURACIL 175 0.3% 54 78 34
OXALIPLATIN 166 0.3% 51 66 31
IPILIMUMAB 157 0.4% 69 103 32
NIVOLUMAB 157 0.2% 68 86 35
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 153 0.2% 26 99 29

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Intestinal perforation

1,010 reports
600 reports
321 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)