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Oedema: Which Medications Cause It? (37,545 Reports Across 1,247 Drugs)

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Oedema has been reported as an adverse event with 1,247 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 37,545 total reports. 4,527 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Oedema are RITUXIMAB, PREDNISONE, and AMBRISENTAN.

37,545
Total Reports
1,247
Drugs Involved
4,527
Deaths
15,657
Hospitalizations
59.3 yrs
Average Patient Age
64.0% / 36.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Oedema Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
RITUXIMAB 2,791 1.6% 1,017 1,471 1,281
PREDNISONE 2,721 1.7% 971 1,451 1,202
AMBRISENTAN 2,651 3.1% 109 923 18
METHOTREXATE 2,244 0.9% 1,001 1,382 1,290
ADALIMUMAB 2,141 0.4% 973 1,346 1,228
TOCILIZUMAB 1,836 1.9% 931 1,226 1,167
FOLIC ACID 1,781 7.8% 898 1,106 1,150
ABATACEPT 1,754 1.5% 830 1,133 1,196
TREPROSTINIL 1,705 1.9% 166 944 29
DICLOFENAC 1,691 2.0% 1,018 1,164 1,240
INFLIXIMAB 1,661 1.2% 836 1,090 1,107
ALENDRONATE 1,638 5.9% 901 1,205 1,196
LEFLUNOMIDE 1,638 2.9% 875 1,205 1,245
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 1,600 2.4% 874 1,099 1,134
CETIRIZINE 1,581 3.3% 885 1,095 1,158
SECUKINUMAB 1,570 1.0% 875 1,145 1,206
CALCIUM 1,558 9.9% 705 731 859
TOFACITINIB 1,543 1.0% 778 977 1,037
GOLIMUMAB 1,540 2.2% 846 1,035 1,079
SULFASALAZINE 1,532 3.8% 859 1,032 1,091

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Oedema

2,791 reports
2,721 reports
2,651 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)